OS Command Injection in EMG2926-Q10A - CVE-2017-6884
Published: September 20, 2023 / Updated: September 21, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80910
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6884
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
EMG2926-Q10A
EMG2926-Q10A
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 the nslookup function. A remote user 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-2017-6884
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.