CVE-2020-13167 Command injection in n/a
Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Netsweeper web admin tools via shell metacharacter injection in unixlogin.php.
- 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-2020-13167?
CVE-2020-13167 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13167?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netsweeper Netsweeper.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13167?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13167 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-2020-13167 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-13167 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Nuclei template.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cq58-5c97-qv25.