CVE-2021-20745 Command injection in Inkdrop

High 7.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on the host system by tricking users into loading malicious content in Inkdrop.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-20745?

CVE-2021-20745 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Takuya Matsuyama Inkdrop, published on 28 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Inkdrop versions prior to v5.3.1 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands on the system where it runs by loading a file or code snippet containing an invalid iframe into Inkdrop.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20745?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Inkdrop Inkdrop.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20745?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20745 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-2021-20745 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20745 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fgmm-f4rh-2m84.

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