CVE-2010-4566 Command injection in n/a
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password field of the web authentication form.
- 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-2010-4566?
CVE-2010-4566 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Jan 2011. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The web authentication form in the NT4 authentication component in Citrix Access Gateway Enterprise Edition 9.2-49.8 and earlier, and the NTLM authentication component in Access Gateway Standard and Advanced Editions before Access Gateway 5.0, allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the password field.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-4566?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Citrix Access Gateway.
How do I fix CVE-2010-4566?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-4566 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-2010-4566 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2010-4566 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9p2p-8259-272j.