CVE-2020-12468: Intelliants/subrion Subrion CMS CSV Injection Vulnerability

HIGH
Advisory Identifier: GHSA-4f4h-jgjp-3vfg
CVSS 7.8
Published
Advisory Summary

CVE-2020-12468 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.8) subrion cms csv injection vulnerability (General Security Weakness) affecting Intelliants/subrion libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves subrion cms csv injection via export language. Remediation is available in the latest vendor maintenance releases.

CVE-2020-12468 at a Glance

CVE Identifier CVE-2020-12468
GHSA Identifier GHSA-4f4h-jgjp-3vfg
Severity HIGH
CVSS v3.1 Base Score 7.8
CWE Classification General Security Weakness
Affected Product Intelliants/subrion
Package Ecosystem Packagist
Published Date
Last Updated

Security Impact

CVSS: 7.8

The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H).

Attack Vector Local (AV:L)
Attack Complexity Low (AC:L)
Privileges Required None (PR:N)
User Interaction Required (UI:R)
Scope Unchanged (S:U)
Confidentiality High (C:H)
Integrity High (I:H)
Availability High (A:H)

How to Fix CVE-2020-12468

To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Intelliants/subrion dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.

intelliants/subrion fixed: Latest secure release
Upgrade intelliants/subrion to Latest secure release
Verify Direct and Transitive Dependencies

Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:

inspect dependencies for intelliants/subrion

How to Check if You Are Affected

To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2020-12468, inspect your project dependencies for Intelliants/subrion:

inspect dependencies for intelliants/subrion

Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Intelliants/subrion in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than the patched release), your application is affected.

Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.

Technical Details

Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis

This vulnerability is classified under General Security Weakness. In Intelliants/subrion, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.

Source Advisory Statement

Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows CSV injection via a phrase value within a language. This is related to phrases/add/ and languages/download/.

CVE-2020-12468 Affected Intelliants/subrion Versions

1 component(s)
Product / Package Ecosystem Affected Versions Fixed Version
intelliants/subrion
Packagist
4.2.1
All 1 versions
4.2.1
None specified

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2020-12468?
CVE-2020-12468 is a security vulnerability in Intelliants/subrion involving Subrion CMS CSV injection via Export Language under General Security Weakness.
Which Intelliants/subrion versions are affected?
Affected versions include releases prior to current release patches across affected packages: intelliants/subrion.
What version fixes CVE-2020-12468?
Upgrading to current release patches (or the latest patched release for your respective branch) resolves the vulnerability.
Is intelliants/subrion affected?
Yes, intelliants/subrion is affected in releases prior to Latest secure release. Upgrade your dependency to Latest secure release or later.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-12468?
CVE-2020-12468 has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
What CWE is associated with CVE-2020-12468?
CVE-2020-12468 is classified under General Security Weakness.
How can I check Packagist dependencies for CVE-2020-12468?
Run the dependency tree command: 'inspect dependencies for intelliants/subrion'. This command lists direct and transitive dependencies in your build configuration so you can verify if a vulnerable version is resolved.
Machine-readable OSV JSON OSV v1.5 Schema
Normalized schema output
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  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-4f4h-jgjp-3vfg",
  "modified" : "2024-04-25T21:54:41Z",
  "published" : "2022-05-24T17:16:53Z",
  "aliases" : [ "CVE-2020-12468" ],
  "summary" : "Subrion CMS CSV injection via Export Language",
  "details" : "Subrion CMS 4.2.1 allows CSV injection via a phrase value within a language. This is related to phrases/add/ and languages/download/.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V3",
    "score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
  } ],
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      "ecosystem" : "Packagist",
      "name" : "intelliants/subrion"
    },
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  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "ADVISORY",
    "url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12468"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://belong2yourself.github.io/vulnerabilities/docs/Subrion%20CMS/CSV%20Injection/readme"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/belong2yourself/vulnerabilities/tree/master/Subrion%20CMS/CSV%20Injection"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/intelliants/subrion"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2024-04-25T21:54:41Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : "2020-04-29T21:15:00Z"
  }
}