# CVE-2019-4294: Command injection in DataPower Gateway

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands on IBM DataPower Gateway and MQ Appliance systems due to a command injection vulnerability.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AC:L/A:H/C:H/PR:N/I:H/UI:N/AV:L/S:U/E:U/RC:C/RL:O`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-82vw-2gf8-mwfr

## What is CVE-2019-4294?

CVE-2019-4294 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 20 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM DataPower Gateway 2018.4.1.0 through 2018.4.1.6, 7.6.0.0 through 7.6.0.15 and IBM MQ Appliance 8.0.0.0 through 8.0.0.12, 9.1.0.0 through 9.1.0.2, and 9.1.1 through 9.1.2 could allow a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a command injection vulnerability. IBM X-Force ID: 16188.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4294?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Datapower Gateway, Ibm Mq Appliance.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-4294?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4294 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-4294 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Ibm Datapower Gateway

- [CVE-2026-14269](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14269/): IBM DataPower Gateway Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14502](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14502/): IBM DataPower Gateway Improper Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14991](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14991/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-14992](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-14992/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-15762](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-15762/): IBM DataPower Gateway Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-4294 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-4294 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ibm Datapower Gateway, published on 20 Aug 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4294 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Ibm Datapower Gateway. 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-2019-4294/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-4294/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-4294
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-4294
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-4294

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