Privileged Access Manager <3.7.0.1: OS Command Injection via SSH PAM
CVE-2020-11847 Published on August 21, 2024
Vulnerability in sshrelay in privileged access manager provides full system access.
SSH authenticated user when access the PAM server can execute an OS command to gain the full system access using bash. This issue affects Privileged Access Manager before 3.7.0.1.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2020-11847 can be exploited with local system access, requires user interaction and a small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
What is a Shell injection Vulnerability?
The software constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.
CVE-2020-11847 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2020-11847
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Affected Versions
OpenText Privileged Access Manager:- Version 3.7.0.1 and below < is affected.
- Before 3.7.0.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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