OS command injection in DIR-645 - CVE-2015-2051
Published: December 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16535
CSH Severity: Critical
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-2015-2051
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to OS command injection in the HNAP SOAP interface. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited by various attachers to deliver several Mirai variants (e.g., Satori, JenX, etc.).
The weakness exists due to OS command injection in the HNAP SOAP interface. A remote attacker can supply specially crafted input to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands via a GetDeviceSettings action to the HNAP interface.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
Note: the vulnerability is being exploited by various attachers to deliver several Mirai variants (e.g., Satori, JenX, etc.).
Affected software
DIR-645
How to mitigate CVE-2015-2051
Refer to the vendor's advisory for workaround information.