CVE-2017-17215 Command injection in HG532
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary code on Huawei HG532 routers by sending malicious packets to port 37215.
- 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-2017-17215?
CVE-2017-17215 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. HG532, published on 20 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Huawei HG532 with some customized versions has a remote code execution vulnerability. An authenticated attacker could send malicious packets to port 37215 to launch attacks. Successful exploit could lead to the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17215?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Huawei Hg532 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-17215?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-17215 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-2017-17215 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17215 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 4 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h4hx-pmcg-3856.