CVE-2020-7839 MarkAny MaEPSBroker Command Injection Vulnerability

High 8.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the brokerCommand parameter in MarkAny MaEPSBroker due to improper input validation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-7839?

CVE-2020-7839 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in MarkAny MaEPSBroker, published on 24 Mar 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In MaEPSBroker 2.5.0.31 and prior, a command injection vulnerability caused by improper input validation checks when parsing brokerCommand parameter.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7839?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Markany Maepsbroker.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7839?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7839 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-2020-7839 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7839 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qcr3-v2j3-w8w4.

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