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Mk Auth CVE-2020-14072

CRITICAL
OS Command Injection (CWE-78)
2020-06-29 cve@mitre.org
9.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
9.8 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
CVE Published
Jun 29, 2020 - 17:15 nvd
CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionNVD

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

AnalysisAI

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts. Affected products include: Mk-Auth.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.

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