CVE-2020-5352 Command injection in Data Protection Advisor

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor systems.

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-2020-5352?

CVE-2020-5352 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell Data Protection Advisor, published on 6 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Dell EMC Data Protection Advisor 6.4, 6.5 and 18.1 contain an OS command injection vulnerability. A remote authenticated malicious user may exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5352?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Dell Emc Data Protection Advisor.

How do I fix CVE-2020-5352?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5352 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-2020-5352 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5352 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-88h4-h657-8xjq.

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