CVE-2019-20456 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands and escalate privileges via DLL hijacking in Goverlan Reach components due to untrusted search paths.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-20456?

CVE-2019-20456 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Feb 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Goverlan Reach Console before 9.50, Goverlan Reach Server before 3.50, and Goverlan Client Agent before 9.20.50 have an Untrusted Search Path that leads to Command Injection and Local Privilege Escalation via DLL hijacking.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20456?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Goverlan Client Agent, Goverlan Reach Console, Goverlan Reach Server.

How do I fix CVE-2019-20456?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20456 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2019-20456 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-20456 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-85h5-jgxc-3hpj.

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