CVE-2014-8387 Command injection in n/a
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Advantech EKI-6340 access points via the pinghost parameter.
- 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-2014-8387?
CVE-2014-8387 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Nov 2014. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
cgi/utility.cgi in Advantech EKI-6340 2.05 Wi-Fi Mesh Access Point allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the pinghost parameter to ping.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8387?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Advantech Eki-6340, Advantech Eki-6340 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8387?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8387 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-2014-8387 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2014-8387 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6xqg-q7p8-9r82.