CVE-2017-2141 Command injection in WN-G300R3

High 7.2 Published Updated

Administrators can execute arbitrary OS commands on I-O DATA WN-G300R3 routers, potentially compromising the device.

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-2017-2141?

CVE-2017-2141 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. WN-G300R3, published on 28 Apr 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WN-G300R3 firmware 1.03 and earlier allows attackers with administrator rights to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2141?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iodata Wn-G300r3 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2141?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2141 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-2017-2141 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2141 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p95f-89q8-gv3f.

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