CVE-2012-4361 Command injection in n/a

High 7.7 Published Updated

Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary commands on HP Virtual SAN Appliance via shell metacharacters in the ping utility.

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-2012-4361?

CVE-2012-4361 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 before 9.5 on the HP Virtual SAN Appliance allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the second parameter.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-4361?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Hp San\/Iq.

How do I fix CVE-2012-4361?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-4361 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-2012-4361 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-4361 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gf3h-f36r-6v4f.

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