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

CVE-2023-6940

Severity High
Score 8.8/10

Summary

Attackers can gain full command execution on the victim system, with only one user interaction (download a malicious config). This issue affects package mlflow prior to version 2.9.2.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • REQUIRED
  • 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.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published