Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU70554

OS Command Injection in DIR-825/EE and DIR-825/AC - CVE-2022-43642

Published: January 2, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70554

CSH Severity: Medium

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-2022-43642

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 within the YouTube plugin for the xupnpd service. A remote attacker on the local network 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.

Affected software

DIR-825/EE
DIR-825/AC

How to mitigate CVE-2022-43642

Install updates from vendor's website.

DIR-825/EE - update to 1.0.10 Beta_Hotfix
DIR-825/AC - update to 1.0.10 Beta_Hotfix

External References

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