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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2019-12736

High
9.8/10

Summary

JetBrains Ktor framework before 1.2.0-rc does not sanitize the username provided by the user for the LDAP protocol, leading to command injection.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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  • Published