CVE-2020-13167 — CRITICAL (9.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2020-13167?

CVE-2020-13167 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2020-13167?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Netsweeper Netsweeper.

Vulnerability Description

Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and allows injection of shell metacharacters.

CVSS Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Netsweeper	Netsweeper	<= 6.4.3

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

References

https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-netsweeper-preauth-rce/ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://ssd-disclosure.com/ssd-advisory-netsweeper-preauth-rce/ExploitThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-13167?

CVE-2020-13167 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Netsweeper through 6.4.3 allows unauthenticated remote code execution because webadmin/tools/unixlogin.php (with certain Referer headers) launches a command line with client-supplied parameters, and a...

How severe is CVE-2020-13167?

CVE-2020-13167 has been rated CRITICAL with a CVSS base score of 9.8/10. This is considered a critical vulnerability requiring immediate attention.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-13167?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Netsweeper Netsweeper.