RCE in Libssh
CVE-2019-14889
A flaw was found with the libssh API function ssh_scp_new() in versions before 0.9.3 and before 0.8.8. When the libssh SCP client connects to a server, the scp command, which includes a user-provided path, is executed on the server-side. I…
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.032 (86.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Libssh
- Oracle Mysql_workbench
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 19.04
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 30, 31
- Opensuse Leap — versions 15.1
- Red Hat Libssh — versions All libssh versions before 0.9.3, All libssh versions before 0.8.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-14889?
- CVE-2019-14889 is a high-severity vulnerability in Libssh, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-12-10.
- How severe is CVE-2019-14889?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-14889 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.