CVE-2020-1811 Command injection in GaussDB 200
Remote attackers with low permissions can execute arbitrary commands on Huawei GaussDB 200 due to insufficient input validation.
- 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-2020-1811?
CVE-2020-1811 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Huawei GaussDB 200, published on 17 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
GaussDB 200 with version of 6.5.1 have a command injection vulnerability. Due to insufficient input validation, remote attackers with low permissions could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the affected device. Successful exploit could allow an attacker to execute commands.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1811?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Gaussdb 200.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1811?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1811 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-2020-1811 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1811 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Huawei GaussDB 200
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pmqj-x24q-7m6p.