CVE-2019-9972 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands with phonesystem privileges in 3CX Phone System via input mishandling.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2019-9972?

CVE-2019-9972 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 7 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

PhoneSystem Terminal in 3CX Phone System (Debian based installation) 16.0.0.1570 allows an authenticated attacker to run arbitrary commands with the phonesystem user privileges because of "<space><space> followed by <shift><enter>" mishandling.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9972?

It affects 2 products.

Products include 3cx Phone System Firmware, Debian Debian Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9972?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-9972 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-2019-9972 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9972 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-9wgp-3xm8-wjwj.

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