CVE-2023-38889: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

August 15, 2023

An issue in Alluxio v.2.9.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the username parameter of lluxio.util.CommonUtils.getUnixGroups(java.lang.String).

References

github.com/Alluxio/alluxio/issues/17766
github.com/advisories/GHSA-xrrh-h86w-pwfj
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38889

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