Remote code execution in StruxureOn Gateway - CVE-2017-9970

 

Remote code execution in StruxureOn Gateway - CVE-2017-9970

Published: February 16, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10621
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9970
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Schneider Electric
Affected software:
StruxureOn Gateway

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to an error when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can upload a specially crafted zip file containing modified metadata and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-9970

Update to version 1.2.

Sources