# CVE-2020-7698: Command injection in Gerapy

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-7698-command-injection-in-gerapy  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2020-07-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-7698 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2020-07-29

This affects the package Gerapy from 0 and before 0.9.3. The input being passed to Popen, via the project_configure endpoint, isn’t being sanitized.

Technologies: [gerapy (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/pypi-gerapy). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-7698 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-7698 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-7698?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 July 2020.

**Which products and versions are affected?** gerapy (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.3, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=e8446605eb2424717418eae199ec7aad573da2d2|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-7698?** Yes. gerapy (PyPI): upgrade to 0.9.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-7698?** Check whether you run gerapy (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- gerapy (PyPI): upgrade to 0.9.3 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "gerapy>=0.9.3"
  ```


## Affected products

- gerapy (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.3, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=e8446605eb2424717418eae199ec7aad573da2d2|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=0.9.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-7698
- GHSA-g57j-q48p-9vm2
- PYSEC-2020-44

## Related threats

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- [An authenticated user can execute arbitrary command in Gerapy](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-32849-an-authenticated-user-can-execute-arbitrary-command-in-gerapy)
- [Gerapy may cause remote code execution](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-43857-gerapy-may-cause-remote-code-execution)