OS Command Injection in QUARTZ-GOLD - CVE-2022-40969

 

OS Command Injection in QUARTZ-GOLD - CVE-2022-40969

Published: January 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU71646
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-40969
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Siretta
Affected software:
QUARTZ-GOLD

Detailed vulnerability description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the httpd delfile.cgi functionality. A remote administrator 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2022-40969

Install updates from vendor's website.

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