OS Command Injection in P660HN-T1A - CVE-2017-18368
Published: November 15, 2021 / Updated: August 7, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58146
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-18368
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
P660HN-T1A
P660HN-T1A
Software vendor:
ZyXEL Communications Corp.
ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the "remote_host" parameter in Remote System Log forwarding function. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
External links
- http://www.zyxel.com/support/announcement_unauthenticated.shtml
- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/advisories/zyxel_trueonline.txt
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Jan/40
- https://ssd-disclosure.com/index.php/archives/2910
- https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-mirai-variant-targets-enterprise-wireless-presentation-display-systems/