OS Command Injection
Description
It is possible to execute arbitrary OS commands on the target application server. OS Command Injection is a critical vulnerability that can lead to a full system compromise.
Remediation
User input should never be used in constructing commands or command arguments to functions which execute OS commands. This includes filenames supplied by user uploads or downloads.
Ensure your application does not:
- Use user-supplied information in the process name to execute.
- Use user-supplied information in an OS command execution function which does not escape shell meta-characters.
- Use user-supplied information in arguments to OS commands.
The application should have a hardcoded set of arguments that are to be passed to OS commands. If file names are being passed to these functions, it is recommended that a hash of the file name be used instead, or some other unique identifier. It is strongly recommended that a native library that implements the same functionality be used instead of using OS system commands due to the risk of unknown attacks against third party commands.
Details
| ID | Aggregated | CWE | Type | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78.1 | false | 78 | Active | high |