Command injection in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3856

 

Command injection in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3856

Published: July 30, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU14063
CSH Severity: Low
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:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3856
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Samsung
Affected software:
SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The weakness exists in the smart cameras RTSP configuration of the Samsung SmartThings Hub due to incorrect handling of spaces in the URL field. A remote attacker can send a series of HTTP requests, inject and execute arbitrary command with elevated privileges.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-3856

Install update from vendor's website.

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