CVE-2020-12513 Pepper+Fuchs Comtrol IO-Link Master OS Command Injection

High 7.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on Pepperl+Fuchs Comtrol IO-Link Master devices.

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-2020-12513?

CVE-2020-12513 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Pepper+Fuchs Comtrol IO-Link Master, published on 22 Jan 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Pepperl+Fuchs Comtrol IO-Link Master in Version 1.5.48 and below is prone to an authenticated blind OS Command Injection.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12513?

It affects 12 products.

Products include Pepperl-Fuchs Io-Link Master 4-Eip Firmware, Pepperl-Fuchs Io-Link Master 4-Pnio Firmware, Pepperl-Fuchs Io-Link Master 8-Eip-L Firmware, Pepperl-Fuchs Io-Link Master 8-Eip Firmware, Pepperl-Fuchs Io-Link Master 8-Pnio-L Firmware, Pepperl-Fuchs Io-Link Master 8-Pnio Firmware and 6 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12513 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-2020-12513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-j9xx-xhxp-xr79.

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