CVE-2020-13978 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands via the Theme Module's Edit Chunk feature, which allows modifying PHP files.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-13978?

CVE-2020-13978 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 9 Jun 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Monstra CMS 3.0.4 allows an attacker, who already has administrative access to modify .chunk.php files on the Edit Chunk screen, to execute arbitrary OS commands via the Theme Module by visiting the admin/index.php?id=themes&action=edit_chunk URI. NOTE: there is no indication that the Edit Chunk feature was intended to prevent an administrator from using PHP's exec feature

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13978?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Monstra Monstra Cms.

How do I fix CVE-2020-13978?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13978 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-2020-13978 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-13978 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2cfh-cfhm-pm58.

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