CVE-2012-2986 Command injection in n/a
Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on HP Virtual SAN Appliance via shell metacharacters in ping parameters.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-2986?
CVE-2012-2986 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Aug 2012. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
lhn/public/network/ping in HP SAN/iQ 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) first, (2) third, or (3) fourth parameter. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2012-4361.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hp San\/Iq.
How do I fix CVE-2012-2986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2986 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-2012-2986 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-2986 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w9qp-hfqh-wjg8.