Command Injection in RAX43 - CVE-2021-20167

 

Command Injection in RAX43 - CVE-2021-20167

Published: January 3, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59146
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-20167
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
RAX43
Software vendor:
NETGEAR

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the readycloud_control.cgi binary. A remote unauthenticated attacker on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary 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.

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