apache spamassassin CVE-2020-1946 vulnerability in Apache and Other Products
Published on March 25, 2021

Apache SpamAssassin has an OS Command Injection vulnerability

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In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.

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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-2020-1946 has been classified to as a Shell injection vulnerability or weakness.


Products Associated with CVE-2020-1946

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Apache Spamassassin
 
Debian Linux
 
Fedora Project Fedora
 

Affected Versions

Apache Software Foundation Apache SpamAssassin:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
1.50%
Percentile
80.92%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.