OS Command Injection in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2024-29973
Published: June 6, 2024 / Updated: October 11, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU91247
CSH Severity: High
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:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-29973
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: ZyXEL Communications Corp.
Affected software:
NAS326
NAS542
NAS326
NAS542
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 "setCookie" parameter. 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-29973
Install updates from vendor's website.