#VU83596 OS Command Injection in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2023-35138 

 

#VU83596 OS Command Injection in NAS326 and NAS542 - CVE-2023-35138

Published: November 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83596
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35138
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
NAS326
NAS542
Software vendor:
ZyXEL Communications Corp.

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 "show_zysync_server_contents" function. 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.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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