# CVE-2020-14414: Command injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary system commands via unsanitized input in the password reset script, potentially compromising the server.

- **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:** 29 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w2wq-rv7w-8g5c

## What is CVE-2020-14414?

CVE-2020-14414 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NeDi 1.9C is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution. pwsec.php improperly escapes shell metacharacters from a POST request. An attacker can exploit this by crafting an arbitrary payload (any system commands) that contains shell metacharacters via a POST request with a pw parameter. (This can also be exploited via CSRF.)

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14414?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Nedi Nedi.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-14414?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14414 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-14414 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14414 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-26753](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26753/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-40895](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40895/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-26751](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26751/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-26752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-26752/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-14412](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14412/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-14414 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-14414 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 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-2020-14414 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-2020-14414/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14414/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-14414
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-14414
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-14414

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-14414/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.