CVE-2020-21999 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands as root via the pingTest script in FaceSentry Access Control System.
- 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-2020-21999?
CVE-2020-21999 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 May 2021. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
iWT Ltd FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 suffers from an authenticated OS command injection vulnerability using default credentials. This can be exploited to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands as the root user via the 'strInIP' POST parameter in pingTest PHP script.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-21999?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iwt Facesentry Access Control System Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-21999?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-21999 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-2020-21999 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-21999 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
- CVE-2019-25241 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access
- CVE-2019-25278 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure
- CVE-2019-25243 FaceSentry 6.4.8 Authenticated Remote Command Injection via Ping Test
- CVE-2019-25279 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-25277 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pluginInstall.php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gvmq-4gxq-mx44.