CVE-2020-12775 Hicos citizen certificate client-side component - Command Injection
Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary system commands or disrupt services via command injection in the Hicos citizen certificate client.
- 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-2020-12775?
CVE-2020-12775 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Hicos citizen certificate client-side component, published on 1 Mar 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Hicos citizen certificate client-side component does not filter special characters for command parameters in specific web URLs. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attack to execute arbitrary system command, disrupt system or terminate service.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12775?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Moica Hicos.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12775?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12775 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-2020-12775 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12775 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mhvq-4787-px9g.