OS Command Injection in Emerson products - CVE-2023-49716

 

OS Command Injection in Emerson products - CVE-2023-49716

Published: January 31, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU85924
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-49716
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
GC370XA
GC700XA
GC1500XA
Software vendor:
Emerson

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user on the local can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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