OS Command Injection in Aterm WG2600HS - CVE-2020-5534

 

OS Command Injection in Aterm WG2600HS - CVE-2020-5534

Published: February 19, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU25449
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5534
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: NEC Corporation
Affected software:
Aterm WG2600HS

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user on the local network who can login to the HTTP service of the device may execute an arbitrary OS command with root privileges.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-5534

Install updates from vendor's website.

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