Command injection in Xplico - CVE-2017-16666

 

Command injection in Xplico - CVE-2017-16666

Published: January 23, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10154
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-16666
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: Xplico
Affected software:
Xplico

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions imposed by the affected software. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted packet capture (PCAP) file, inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-16666

Update to version 1.2.1.

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