OS Command Injection in ZyXEL Communications Corp. products - CVE-2023-33012

 

OS Command Injection in ZyXEL Communications Corp. products - CVE-2023-33012

Published: July 18, 2023 / Updated: July 3, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU78348
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:A/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-33012
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
ATP series
USG FLEX series
VPN series
USG FLEX 50W
USG20W-VPN

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. A remote unauthenticated 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.


How to mitigate CVE-2023-33012

Install updates from vendor's website.

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