CVE-2020-14947 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on OCS Inventory NG servers by injecting shell metacharacters into SNMP configuration parameters.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-14947?

CVE-2020-14947 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OCS Inventory NG 2.7 allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters to require/commandLine/CommandLine.php because mib_file in plugins/main_sections/ms_config/ms_snmp_config.php is mishandled in get_mib_oid.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Factorfx Open Computer Software Inventory Next Generation.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14947 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-2020-14947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fpv5-6hr5-69rv, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-14947.

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