CVE-2016-7844 Command injection in GigaCC OFFICE

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted mail templates in GigaCC OFFICE, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2016-7844?

CVE-2016-7844 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in WAM!NET Japan K.K. GigaCC OFFICE, published on 2 Aug 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

GigaCC OFFICE ver.2.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via specially crafted mail template.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7844?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gigaccsecure Gigacc Office.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7844?

No fix has been published for CVE-2016-7844 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-2016-7844 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7844 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6292-425x-ff64.

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