Command injection in dnaLIMS - CVE-2017-6526
Published: June 2, 2017 / Updated: September 14, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU6897
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-6526
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: dnaTools, Inc.
Affected software:
dnaLIMS
dnaLIMS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions set on the administrative web shell, cgi-bin/dna/sysAdmin.cgi. A remote attacker can send a POST request to the targeted system, bypass authentication checks and execute arbitrary commands in the context of the web server process.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to improper security restrictions set on the administrative web shell, cgi-bin/dna/sysAdmin.cgi. A remote attacker can send a POST request to the targeted system, bypass authentication checks and execute arbitrary commands in the context of the web server process.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-6526
Install update from vendor's website.