#VU24820 OS Command Injection in SpamAssassin - CVE-2020-1931 

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#VU24820 OS Command Injection in SpamAssassin - CVE-2020-1931

Published: February 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24820
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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-2020-1931
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SpamAssassin
Software vendor:
Apache Foundation

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of nefarious rule configuration (.cf) files. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted .cf file and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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