CVE-2019-6689 Command injection in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges via command injection in Tidal Job Buffer parameters on AIX systems.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-6689?

CVE-2019-6689 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Apr 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Dillon Kane Tidal Workload Automation Agent 3.2.0.5 (formerly known as Cisco Workload Automation or CWA). The Enterprise Scheduler for AIX allows local users to gain privileges via Command Injection in crafted Tidal Job Buffers (TJB) parameters. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because the CVE-2014-3272 solution did not address AIX operating systems.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6689?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dillonkane Tidal Workload Automation.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6689?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6689 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-2019-6689 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6689 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvrp-9cfx-w3x4.

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