CVE-2019-19609

Public Exploit

Description

The Strapi framework before 3.0.0-beta.17.8 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution in the Install and Uninstall Plugin components of the Admin panel, because it does not sanitize the plugin name, and attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands to be executed by the execa function.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 63.14% Top 5%
Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory bittherapy.net Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bittherapy.net/post/strapi-framework-remote-code-execution/ third party advisory exploit
https://github.com/strapi/strapi/pull/4636 third party advisory patch
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163950/Strapi-CMS-3.0.0-beta.17.4-Remote-Code-Execution.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163940/Strapi-3.0.0-beta.17.7-Remote-Code-Execution.html third party advisory vdb entry exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-19609?
CVE-2019-19609 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-19609?
To fix CVE-2019-19609, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-19609 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-19609 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~63% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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