CVE-2019-5916 Code injection in POWER EGG

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary EL expressions on the server due to insufficient input validation in POWER EGG.

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-2019-5916?

CVE-2019-5916 is a critical code injection vulnerability in D-CIRCLE inc. POWER EGG, published on 13 Feb 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Input validation issue in POWER EGG(Ver 2.0.1, Ver 2.02 Patch 3 and earlier, Ver 2.1 Patch 4 and earlier, Ver 2.2 Patch 7 and earlier, Ver 2.3 Patch 9 and earlier, Ver 2.4 Patch 13 and earlier, Ver 2.5 Patch 12 and earlier, Ver 2.6 Patch 8 and earlier, Ver 2.7 Patch 6 and earlier, Ver 2.7 Government Edition Patch 7 and earlier, Ver 2.8 Patch 6 and earlier, Ver 2.8c Patch 5 and earlier, Ver 2.9 Patch 4 and earlier) allows remote attackers to execute EL expression on the server via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-917

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-5916?

It affects 1 product.

Products include D-Circle Power Egg.

How do I fix CVE-2019-5916?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-5916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2019-5916 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-5916 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-r6mx-6mvg-8gr2.

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