OS Command Injection in C-DATA Web Management System - CVE-2022-4257
Published: February 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU72390
CSH Severity: Critical
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:P/U:Red
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4257
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: C-Data Technology Co.,Ltd.
Affected software:
C-DATA Web Management System
C-DATA Web Management System
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in "cgi-bin/jumpto.php" script when processing data passed via the "hostname" HTTP POST parameter. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request 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-2022-4257
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.