# CVE-2020-17363: USVN (aka User-friendly SVN) before 1.0.9 allows remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the number\_start or number\_end parameter

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-12-31 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

USVN (aka User-friendly SVN) before 1.0.9 allows remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the number_start or number_end parameter to LastHundredRequest (aka lasthundredrequestAction) in the Timeline module. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2020-25069.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-08-12-cve-2020-17363-usvn-remote-code-execution/

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