Security advisory

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  "id": "29fba6511240de00aa501f6092a7d87830530bd3f9fedb86a03375c01e150d07",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-10789",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-10789",
    "summary": "openITCOCKPIT before 3.7.3 has a web-based terminal that allows attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters that are mishandled on an su command line in app/Lib/SudoMessageInterface.php.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-10789",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "critical",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2020-10789",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2020-10789"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/openITCOCKPIT/openITCOCKPIT",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
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                  "introduced": "0"
                },
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                  "fixed": "779a60216416ac8bb5c4cb73f82f3515ac65ed46"
                }
              ],
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                      {
                        "introduced": "0"
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                      {
                        "fixed": "3.7.3"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
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                ]
              }
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            "openITCOCKPIT-3.4.3",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.4.2",
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            "openITCOCKPIT-3.1.5",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.11-6",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.11-4",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-10",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-6",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-5",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.9",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.8-2",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.8",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.7",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.6-1",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.4"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "ranges": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/openitcockpit/openitcockpit",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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                {
                  "fixed": "73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc"
                }
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                    "source": "REFERENCES_COMMIT"
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          ],
          "versions": [
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.7.2",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.6.1-2",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.6.1",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.5.0",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.3.0-3",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.2.0",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.1.1",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.1.0",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-16",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-15",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-14",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-13",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-12",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-8",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.10-4",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.7",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.6-1",
            "openITCOCKPIT-3.0.4"
          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:50:59.304038754Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://openitcockpit.io/2020/2020/03/23/openitcockpit-3-7-3-released/",
        "https://github.com/it-novum/openITCOCKPIT/commit/73b5b34afa8bd82ff26c0097558341214c768cfc"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
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        "value": "CVE-2020-10789",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 382414,
  "published_at": "2020-03-25T14:15:12.227+00:00"
}