OS command injection in DIR-620 - CVE-2018-6211
Published: May 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13009
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6211
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute shell commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to incorrect processing of the user’s input data in the certain parameter. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
The weakness exists due to incorrect processing of the user’s input data in the certain parameter. A remote attacker can inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Affected software
DIR-620
How to mitigate CVE-2018-6211
To mitigate the issues Kaspersky recommends:
- Restrict any access to the web dashboard using a whitelist of trusted IPs
- Restrict any access to Telnet
- Regularly change your router admin username and password.