What is CVE-2019-5623?

CVE-2019-5623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer Appliance, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-29.

How severe is CVE-2019-5623?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in Accellion File Transfer Appliance

CVE-2019-5623

Accellion File Transfer Appliance version FTA_8_0_540 suffers from an instance of CWE-77: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection').

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.016 (72.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Accellion File Transfer Appliance — versions FTA_8_0_540
Accellion File_transfer_appliance — versions 8_0_540

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@rapid7.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5623?: CVE-2019-5623 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Accellion File Transfer Appliance, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-5623?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.