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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-13475

In MobaXterm 11.1, the mobaxterm: URI handler has an argument injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when the user visits a specially crafted URL.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 4.11%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.11%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In MobaXterm 11.1, the mobaxterm: URI handler has an argument injection vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands when the user visits a specially crafted URL. Based on the available command-line arguments of the software, one can simply inject -exec to execute arbitrary commands. The additional arguments -hideterm and -exitwhendone in the payload make the attack less visible.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
4.11% probability · 90th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-88
Affected
mobatek/mobaxterm
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.