RCE in Mk-Auth

CVE-2020-14072

An issue was discovered in MK-AUTH 19.01. It allows command execution as root via shell metacharacters to /auth admin scripts.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th 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

Mk-auth — versions 19.01
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-14072?: CVE-2020-14072 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mk-Auth, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-06-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-14072?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.