CVE-2020-25494 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Xinuos OpenServer via shell metacharacters in the printbook CGI parameters.

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

What is CVE-2020-25494?

CVE-2020-25494 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Dec 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Xinuos (formerly SCO) Openserver v5 and v6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in outputform or toclevels parameter to cgi-bin/printbook.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-25494?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xinuos Openserver.

How do I fix CVE-2020-25494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-25494 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-2020-25494 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-25494 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6m4v-96f3-85ph.

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