#VU14076 SQL-injection in SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250 - CVE-2018-3879
Published: July 30, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14076
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3879
CWE-ID: CWE-89
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250
SmartThings Hub STH-ETH-250
Software vendor:
Samsung
Samsung
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary SQL commands in web application database.
The vulnerability exists in the credentials handler of video-core's HTTP server of Samsung SmartThings Hub due to incorrect parsing the user-controlled JSON payload. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary SQL commands in the video-core database.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to gain administrative access to vulnerable web application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.