CVE-2012-5878 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in specific parameters of the Smartphone Pentest Framework.
- 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-2012-5878?
CVE-2012-5878 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Jan 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) 0.1.2 through 0.1.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the hostingPath parameter to (1) SEAttack.pl or (2) CSAttack.pl in frameworkgui/ or the (3) appURLPath parameter to frameworkgui/attachMobileModem.pl.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5878?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Bulbsecurity Smartphone Pentest Framework.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5878?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5878 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-2012-5878 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5878 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vm48-9jq9-p4rm.