CVE-2020-10789

Published: Mar 25, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

openITCOCKPIT before 3.7.3 has a web-based terminal that allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters that are mishandled on an su command line in app/Lib/SudoMessageInterface.php.

Affected (1)

Products: It Novum: Openitcockpit

It Novum

1 product

Openitcockpit

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
It Novum Openitcockpit	Before 3.7.3

Related CWEs

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (4)

https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT/commit/73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

https://openitcockpit.io/2020/2020/03/23/openitcockpit-3-7-3-released/

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT/commit/73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Patch

https://openitcockpit.io/2020/2020/03/23/openitcockpit-3-7-3-released/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

Timeline

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