SB2018042526 - OS Command Injection in Apache Tika
Published: April 25, 2018 Updated: October 20, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018042526
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1335)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect processing of HTTP headers. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted headers to the affected server and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.