OS Command Injection in NEC Corporation products - CVE-2020-5524
Published: February 19, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25450
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5524
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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 attacker on the local network who can access the UPnP function interface 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.
Affected software
Aterm WF1200CR
Aterm WG1200CR
Aterm WG2600HS
Aterm WG1200CR
Aterm WG2600HS
How to mitigate CVE-2020-5524
Install updates from vendor's website.
Aterm WF1200CR - update to 1.3.2
Aterm WG1200CR - update to 1.3.3
Aterm WG2600HS - update to 1.5.1
Aterm WG1200CR - update to 1.3.3
Aterm WG2600HS - update to 1.5.1