#VU12117 Command injection in Linksys WVBR0-25 - CVE-2017-17411

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU12117

#VU12117 Command injection in Linksys WVBR0-25 - CVE-2017-17411

Published: April 24, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12117
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17411
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Linksys WVBR0-25
Software vendor:
Linksys

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists in the web management portal due to improper validation of user-supplied input in the User-Agent header before the execution of a system call. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted GET request and execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


Remediation

Update to version 1.0.41.

External links