SB2012032001 - Command injection in WebGlimpse

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SB2012032001 - Command injection in WebGlimpse

Published: March 20, 2012 Updated: January 11, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2012032001
CSH Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Critical 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1795)

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Red


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "query" HTTP GET parameter to "/webglimpse.cgi" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.

Exploitation example: 

http://[host]/webglimpse.cgi?query=%27%26command+and+arguments+go+here%26%27

Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.

Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References