# CVE-2020-13122: Command injection in n/a

> A command injection vulnerability in the novish CLI allows read-only or admin users to execute arbitrary OS commands on NoviSwitch devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h89w-3xmp-4vpc

## What is CVE-2020-13122?

CVE-2020-13122 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The novish command-line interface, included in NoviFlow NoviWare before NW500.2.12 and deployed on NoviSwitch devices, is vulnerable to command injection in the "show status destination ipaddr" command. This could be used by a read-only user (monitoring group) or admin to execute commands on the operating system.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13122?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Noviflow Noviware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13122?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13122 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13122 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2017-12785](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12785/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-12786](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12786/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-12787](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-12787/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13122 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13122 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Aug 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13122 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13122/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13122/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13122
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13122
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13122

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13122/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.