CVE-2009-4644 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated administrators can bypass restricted shells and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ping utility.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2009-4644?
CVE-2009-4644 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 19 Feb 2010. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance before 8_0_105 allows remote authenticated administrators to bypass the restricted shell and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters to the ping command, as demonstrated by modifying the cli program.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2009-4644?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion Secure File Transfer Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2009-4644?
No fix has been published for CVE-2009-4644 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2009-4644 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2009-4644 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w7r3-cc9h-pg34.