Advisory Details

August 10th, 2020

Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway manage_domains_save_data SaveData Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID
CVSS SCORE	6.3, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS	Micro Focus
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	Secure Messaging Gateway
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within manage_domains_save_data.php. When parsing the SaveData parameter, the process does not properly validate a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the www-data user.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Micro Focus has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://support.microfocus.com/kb/doc.php?id=7024775
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2020-03-03 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2020-08-10 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2021-06-29 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Mehmet D. INCE @mdisec from T0.group

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