CVE-2019-5168: Command Injection

Published Mar 10, 2020

Updated

An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the iocheckd service ‘I/O-Check’ function of the WAGO PFC 200 version 03.02.02(14). An attacker can send a specially crafted XML cache file At 0x1e8a8 the extracted domainname value from the xml file is used as an argument to /etc/config-tools/editdnsserver domain-name=<contents of domainname node> using sprintf().This command is later executed via a call to system().

Affected Software

2 affected components

WAGO PFC200 Firmware=03.02.02\(14\)

WAGO PFC200

Event History

Mar 10, 2020

CVE Published

via MITRE·10:25 PM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·10:25 PM

DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-5168?

CVE-2019-5168 is a command injection vulnerability in the iocheckd service 'I/O-Check' function of the WAGO PFC 200 version 03.02.02(14).

How severe is CVE-2019-5168?

CVE-2019-5168 has a severity rating of 7.8, which is considered high.

What software is affected by CVE-2019-5168?

The WAGO PFC 200 firmware version 03.02.02(14) is affected by CVE-2019-5168.

How can I fix CVE-2019-5168?

To fix CVE-2019-5168, you should update the WAGO PFC 200 firmware to a version that is not vulnerable.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2019-5168?

You can find more information about CVE-2019-5168 at this link: https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2019-0962