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

CVE-2020-36529

High
8.8/10

Summary

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in SevOne Network Management System up to 5.7.2.22. This affects the file traceroute.php of the Traceroute Handler. The manipulation leads to privilege escalation with a command injection. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely.

  • 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