Command injection in SD-WAN Edge - CVE-2018-6961

 

Command injection in SD-WAN Edge - CVE-2018-6961

Published: May 17, 2018 / Updated: March 25, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU12801
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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6961
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: VMware, Inc
Affected software:
SD-WAN Edge

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in the local web UI component due to command injection. A remote attacker can inject arbitrary command and execute arbitrary code.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-6961

Update to version 3.1.2.

Sources