# CVE-2019-20050: Command injection in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via shell metacharacters in filemanager folder names when php-fileinfo is disabled.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2jvj-gqwv-f9w3

## What is CVE-2019-20050?

CVE-2019-20050 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 30 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Pandora FMS ≤ 7.42 suffers from a remote code execution vulnerability. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user should create a new folder with a "tricky" name in the filemanager. The exploit works when the php-fileinfo extension is disabled on the host system. The attacker must include shell metacharacters in the content type.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20050?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Artica Pandora Fms.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-20050?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20050 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-20050 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Artica Pandora Fms

- [CVE-2010-4279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-4279/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2021-32098](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32098/): Deserialization in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-32099](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-32099/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-26518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-26518/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11221](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11221/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-20050 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-20050 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 30 Jan 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20050 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Artica Pandora Fms. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20050/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20050/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20050
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20050
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20050

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