Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU70555

OS Command Injection in DIR-825/EE and DIR-825/AC - CVE-2022-43643

Published: January 2, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU70555

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-2022-43643

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 Generic 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-2022-43643

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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