# CVE-2019-20224: Command injection in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the netflow view parameters of Pandora FMS.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Jan 2020
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gv9r-c8f3-vqh2

## What is CVE-2019-20224?

CVE-2019-20224 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 9 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

netflow_get_stats in functions_netflow.php in Pandora FMS 7.0NG allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the ip_src parameter in an index.php?operation/netflow/nf_live_view request. This issue has been fixed in Pandora FMS 7.0 NG 742.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20224?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Artica Pandora Fms.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-20224?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20224 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-20224 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-20224 exists.

Public exploit code:

- The offical exploit for Pandora v7.0NG Post-auth Remote Code Execution CVE-2019-20224 (github_poc): https://github.com/mhaskar/CVE-2019-20224
- Pandora FMS 7.0NG - Remote Command Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2019/CVE-2019-20224.yaml

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- [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-2019-20224 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-20224 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Artica Pandora Fms, published on 9 Jan 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-20224 exists.

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-2019-20224/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-20224/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-20224
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20224
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-20224

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