Command injection in Linear eMerge E3 Series - CVE-2018-5439

 

Command injection in Linear eMerge E3 Series - CVE-2018-5439

Published: February 21, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10667
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-2018-5439
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Nortek
Affected software:
Linear eMerge E3 Series

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists due to command injection. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary commands, execute arbitrary code on the system and gain full control of the server.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-5439

Install update from vendor's website.

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