OS Command Injection in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2024-29972
Published: June 6, 2024 / Updated: July 5, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91246
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29972
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
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 CGI program "remote_help-cgi". A remote unauthenticated attacker 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.
Affected software
NAS326
NAS542
NAS542
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29972
Install updates from vendor's website.
NAS326 - update to 5.21(AAZF.17)C0
NAS542 - update to 5.21(ABAG.14)C0
NAS542 - update to 5.21(ABAG.14)C0