CVE-2020-1946 (GCVE-0-2020-1946)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-03-25 09:20
Modified
2025-02-13 16:27
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-78 - OS Command Injection
Summary
In Apache SpamAssassin before 3.4.5, malicious rule configuration (.cf) files can be configured to run system commands without any output or errors. With this, exploits can be injected in a number of scenarios. In addition to upgrading to SA version 3.4.5, users should only use update channels or 3rd party .cf files from trusted places.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apache Software Foundation Apache SpamAssassin Version: Apache SpamAssassin   < 3.4.5
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