CVE-2010-4099 Command injection in n/a

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Request parameter when ESSPMDebug is enabled.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-4099?

CVE-2010-4099 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Oct 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

ess.pm in NitroSecurity NitroView ESM 8.4.0a, when ESSPMDebug is enabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the Request parameter to ess.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4099?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nitrosecurity Nitroview Esm Software.

How do I fix CVE-2010-4099?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4099 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-2010-4099 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-4099 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7m4g-qfmm-hx4m.

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