CVE-2024-6048

CRITICAL

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2024-06-17 twcert@cert.org.tw

Command Injection

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: cert

Severity by source

Vendor (cert) PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from Vendor (cert) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: cert

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

CVE Published

Jun 17, 2024 - 08:15 cve.org

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Openfind's MailGates and MailAudit fail to properly filter user input when analyzing email attachments. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject system commands and execute them on the remote server.

AnalysisAI

Openfind's MailGates and MailAudit fail to properly filter user input when analyzing email attachments. 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. Openfind's MailGates and MailAudit fail to properly filter user input when analyzing email attachments. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability to inject system commands and execute them on the remote server.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

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.