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Cockpit prior to 0.12.0 NoSQL injection in /auth/check

By
Anandhu K A
Published on
16 Jun 2021
Vulnerability

CVE-2020-35846 is a vulnerability discovered in Cockpit CMS, an open-source content management system, that allows NoSQL injection attacks via the Controller/Auth.php check function. In some configurations, the vulnerabilities could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute code on a cockpit server, especially those running MongoLite.

Mitigation / Precaution

In order to patch this vulnerability, please install the official patch made by the vendor available for supported, vulnerable instances.

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