CVE-2020-15180 Command injection in mariadb

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on MariaDB Galera cluster nodes via command injection in the wsrep_sst_method component.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-15180?

CVE-2020-15180 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 May 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A flaw was found in the mysql-wsrep component of mariadb. Lack of input sanitization in `wsrep_sst_method` allows for command injection that can be exploited by a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on galera cluster nodes. This threatens the system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This flaw affects mariadb versions before 10.1.47, before 10.2.34, before 10.3.25, before 10.4.15 and before 10.5.6.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15180?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including mariadb, mariadb-min and mysql-client. It affects 4 products.

PackageAffectedFixed in
mariadb BitnamiFrom 10.1.010.1.47, 10.2.34, 10.3.25, 10.4.15, 10.5.6
mariadb-min BitnamiFrom 10.1.010.1.47, 10.2.34, 10.3.25, 10.4.15, 10.5.6
mysql-client BitnamiFrom 10.1.010.1.47, 10.2.34, 10.3.25, 10.4.15, 10.5.6
Linux distribution packages (4)
mariadb-galera Red Hat:openstack:10::el7All versions1:5.5.62-2.el7ost
mariadb-galera-common Red Hat:openstack:10::el7All versions1:5.5.62-2.el7ost
mariadb-galera-debuginfo Red Hat:openstack:10::el7All versions1:5.5.62-2.el7ost
mariadb-galera-server Red Hat:openstack:10::el7All versions1:5.5.62-2.el7ost

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Galeracluster Galera Cluster for Mysql, Mariadb Mariadb, Percona Xtradb Cluster.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15180?

Upgrade mariadb to a fixed version for your release line: 10.1.47, 10.2.34, 10.3.25 or 10.4.15.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2020-15180 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15180 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-15180, BIT-mariadb-2020-15180, BIT-mariadb-min-2020-15180, BIT-mysql-client-2020-15180, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15180, DLA-2409-1 and 4 more.

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