CVE-2020-24045 Security feature bypass in n/a

High 7.2 Published 17 Sep 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can bypass the restricted admin shell by mounting a malicious ISO, executing arbitrary code with super-user privileges on SpamTitan Gateway.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-24045?

CVE-2020-24045 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Sep 2020. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A sandbox escape issue was discovered in TitanHQ SpamTitan Gateway 7.07. It limits the admin user to a restricted shell, allowing execution of a small number of tools of the operating system. The restricted shell can be bypassed by presenting a fake vmware-tools ISO image to the guest virtual machine running SpamTitan Gateway. This ISO image should contain a valid Perl script at the vmware-freebsd-tools/vmware-tools-distrib/vmware-install.pl path. The fake ISO image will be mounted and the script wmware-install.pl will be executed with super-user privileges as soon as the hidden option to install VMware Tools is selected in the main menu of the restricted shell (option number 5). The contents of the script can be whatever the attacker wants, including a backdoor or similar.

Weakness: CWE-345

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24045?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Titanhq Spamtitan.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-24045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-227g-5725-2cf3.