CVE-2020-8429 describes a critical OS command injection vulnerability (CWE-78) in the Admin web application of Kinetica 7.0.9.2.20191118151947. An authenticated attacker can exploit improper input sanitization in the getLogs function, specifically the logFile parameter, to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating a network-based attack with low complexity, requiring only low privileges, and leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0.9.2.20191118151947CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kinetica:kinetica:7.0.9.2.20191118151947:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.