CVE-2017-16709 Code injection in n/a
Remote authenticated administrators can execute arbitrary code on Crestron Airmedia devices, requiring firmware upgrades to mitigate.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-16709?
CVE-2017-16709 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Jul 2018. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Crestron Airmedia AM-100 devices with firmware before 1.6.0 and AM-101 devices with firmware before 2.7.0 allows remote authenticated administrators to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-16709?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Crestron Airmedia Am-100 Firmware, Crestron Airmedia Am-101 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-16709?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-16709 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2017-16709 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-16709 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module and 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gq9r-3cg3-g24m.