CVE-2019-17526

Critical

Description

An issue was discovered in SageMath Sage Cell Server through 2019-10-05. Python Code Injection can occur in the context of an internet facing web application. Malicious actors can execute arbitrary commands on the underlying operating system, as demonstrated by an __import__('os').popen('whoami').read() line. NOTE: the vendor's position is that the product is "vulnerable by design" and the current behavior will be retained

SeverityCritical
CVSS9.8
Exploit probability—
ProductSagemathcell
PublishedOct 18, 2019
First seenOct 18, 2019

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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