CVE-2020-10789 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

openITCOCKPIT before 3.7.3 has a web-based terminal that allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters that are mishandled on an su command line in app/Lib/SudoMessageInterface.php.

Published: 2020-03-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:it-novum:openitcockpit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-3202	openITCOCKPIT before 3.7.3 has a web-based terminal that allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters that are mishandled on an su command line in app/Lib/SudoMessageInterface.php.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01947.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT/commit/73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc
https://openitcockpit.io/2020/2020/03/23/openitcockpit-3-7-3-released/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

It-novum Openitcockpit

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2020-03-25T14:00:49.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T11:14:15.465Z

Reserved: 2020-03-20T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-10789

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-03-25T14:15:12.227

Modified: 2026-06-17T02:48:26.590

Link: CVE-2020-10789

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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