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

CVE-2020-1790

Severity High
Score 8.8/10

Summary

GaussDB 200 with version of 6.5.1 have a command injection vulnerability. The software constructs part of a command using external input from users, but the software does not sufficiently validate the user input. Successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject certain commands.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published