OS command injection in Apache Subversion for Windows



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-45720
CWE-ID CWE-78
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Subversion
Server applications / Frameworks for developing and running applications

Vendor Apache Foundation

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU98496

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-45720

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation during "best fit" character encoding conversion. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Note, the vulnerability affects Windows installations only.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Subversion: 1.0 - 1.14.3

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.apache.org/thread/kj6zq3zntsk8g0bjw7mrg62kodnnfqt6


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



###SIDEBAR###