CVE-2019-6738 Command injection in SafePay

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via malicious TIScript processing in Bitdefender SafePay, requiring user interaction to visit a malicious page or file.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-6738?

CVE-2019-6738 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Bitdefender SafePay, published on 3 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Bitdefender SafePay 23.0.10.34. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the processing of TIScript. When processing the launch method the application does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7250.

Weakness: CWE-78, CWE-356

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-6738?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Bitdefender Safepay.

How do I fix CVE-2019-6738?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-6738 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-2019-6738 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-6738 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m93f-6f68-7r3h.

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