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CVE-2020-24916
published 2020-09-09

CVE-2020-24916: CGI implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to OS command injection.

PriorityP273critical9.8CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
17.37%
96.7th percentile
CGI implementation in Yaws web server versions 1.81 to 2.0.7 is vulnerable to OS command injection.

Affected

10 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
debiandebian_linux
debiandebian_linux
debianyaws< yaws 2.0.8+dfsg-1 (bookworm)yaws 2.0.8+dfsg-1 (bookworm)
yawsyaws>= 0 < 2.0.8+dfsg-12.0.8+dfsg-1
yawsyaws>= 0 < 2.0.8+dfsg-12.0.8+dfsg-1
yawsyaws>= 0 < 2.0.8+dfsg-12.0.8+dfsg-1
yawsyaws>= 0 < 2.0.8+dfsg-12.0.8+dfsg-1
yawsyaws>= 0 < 2.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.12.0.4+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1
yawsyaws1.81 – 2.0.7

Detection & IOCsextracted from sources · hover to see the quote

urlhttps://github.com/vulnbe/poc-yaws-cgi-shell-injection
  • Target: Yaws web server CGI implementation versions 1.81 through 2.0.7 are vulnerable to OS command injection via CGI script handling.
  • Monitor HTTP requests to Yaws CGI endpoints for shell metacharacters or command injection payloads in user-supplied input fields.
  • ·Fixed in Yaws version 2.0.8; upgrade to 2.0.8+dfsg-1 or later on Debian-based systems to remediate.

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.19.8CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
osv9.8CRITICAL
vendor_debian9.8CRITICAL
vendor_ubuntu9.8CRITICAL
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