CVE-2015-4027 Command injection in n/a

High 7.2 Published Updated

Local attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands via the AcuWVSSchedulerv10 service in Acunetix WVS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-4027?

CVE-2015-4027 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Dec 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The AcuWVSSchedulerv10 service in Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner (WVS) before 10 build 20151125 allows local users to gain privileges via a command parameter in the reporttemplate property in a params JSON object to api/addScan.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4027?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4027?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4027 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-2015-4027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-764g-96p7-28w8.

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