CVE-2012-0261 Command injection in n/a

Critical 10.0 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the timestamp parameter of license.php in op5 Monitor.

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-2012-0261?

CVE-2012-0261 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Dec 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

license.php in system-portal before 1.6.2 in op5 Monitor and op5 Appliance before 5.5.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the timestamp parameter for an install action.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-0261?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Op5 Monitor, Op5 System-Portal.

How do I fix CVE-2012-0261?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-0261 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-2012-0261 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-0261 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-v3fr-hqx7-jgff.

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