# CVE-2024-42167: Command Injection in Organisationname

> Authenticated users with application creation permissions can execute arbitrary OS commands via malicious organization names in FIWARE Keyrock.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Updated:** 12 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fvfg-7v3r-g9v3

## What is CVE-2024-42167?

CVE-2024-42167 is a critical command injection vulnerability in FIWARE Keyrock, published on 12 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The function "generate_app_certificates" in controllers/saml2/saml2.js of FIWARE Keyrock <= 8.4 does not neutralize special elements used in an OS Command properly. This allows an authenticated user with permissions to create applications to execute commands by creating an application with a malicious organisationname.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-42167?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fiware Keyrock.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-42167?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-42167 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-42167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in FIWARE Keyrock

- [CVE-2024-42166](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42166/): Command Injection in Applicationname (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-42163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42163/): Password Manipulation (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2024-42165](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42165/): Arbitrary User Activation (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-42164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42164/): Disabling MFA without Authentication (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-42167 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-42167 is a critical command injection vulnerability in FIWARE Keyrock, published on 12 Aug 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-42167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: FIWARE Keyrock. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42167/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42167/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-42167
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-42167
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-42167

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42167/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.