CVE-2019-5029 Command injection in Exhibitor
Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via the Exhibitor Web UI Config editor, compromising the server running ZooKeeper.
- 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-2019-5029?
CVE-2019-5029 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Exhibitor, published on 13 Nov 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the Config editor of the Exhibitor Web UI versions 1.0.9 to 1.7.1. Arbitrary shell commands surrounded by backticks or $() can be inserted into the editor and will be executed by the Exhibitor process when it launches ZooKeeper. An attacker can execute any command as the user running the Exhibitor process.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Exhibitor Project Exhibitor.
How do I fix CVE-2019-5029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5029 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-2019-5029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vq4h-pfrp-qjjj.