An issue was discovered in CALDERA 2.8.1. When activated, the Human plugin passes the unsanitized name parameter to a python os.system function. This allows attackers to use shell metacharacters (e.g., backticks `` or dollar parenthesis $() ) in order to escape the current command and execute arbitrary shell commands.
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldera | Mitre | * | 2.8.1 (including) |