CVE-2019-25022 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code by injecting payloads into election event aliases due to unsafe command execution in Scytl sVote.

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-2019-25022?

CVE-2019-25022 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Feb 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Scytl sVote 2.1. An attacker can inject code that gets executed by creating an election-event and injecting a payload over an event alias, because the application calls Runtime.getRuntime().exec() without validation.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25022?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Scytl Secure Vote.

How do I fix CVE-2019-25022?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25022 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-2019-25022 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-25022 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r8r8-mhhg-vjch.

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