# CVE-2020-13851: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Artica Pandora FMS servers via the events feature.

- **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:** 11 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rm46-c34m-6jvf

## What is CVE-2020-13851?

CVE-2020-13851 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Artica Pandora FMS 7.44 allows remote command execution via the events feature.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13851?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pandorafms Pandora Fms.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13851?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13851 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13851 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-13851 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Pandora FMS Events Remote Command Execution (metasploit)
- CVE-2020-13851 Pandora FMS 7.44 (github_poc): https://github.com/hadrian3689/pandorafms_7.44
- Artica Pandora FMS 7.44 - Remote Code Execution (nuclei): http/cves/2020/CVE-2020-13851.yaml

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13851 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13851 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-13851 exists.

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-2020-13851/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13851/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13851
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13851
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13851

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