CVE-2015-5082 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Endian Firewall via shell metacharacters in password change parameters.
- 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-2015-5082?
CVE-2015-5082 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Sep 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Endian Firewall before 3.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the (1) NEW_PASSWORD_1 or (2) NEW_PASSWORD_2 parameter to cgi-bin/chpasswd.cgi.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5082?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Endian Firewall Endian Firewall.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5082?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5082 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-2015-5082 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2015-5082 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 3 Exploit-DB entries.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fxp-c929-3rx4.