CVE-2019-20504 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Quest KACE K1000 appliances by injecting shell metacharacters into the kuid parameter.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-20504?
CVE-2019-20504 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
service/krashrpt.php in Quest KACE K1000 Systems Management Appliance before 6.4 SP3 (6.4.120822) allows a remote attacker to execute code via shell metacharacters in the kuid parameter.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-20504?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Quest Kace Systems Management.
How do I fix CVE-2019-20504?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-20504 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-2019-20504 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-20504 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j9w6-cc5g-25xw.