CVE-2017-2281 Command injection in WN-AX1167GR

High 8.8 Published Updated

An attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on the WN-AX1167GR router, potentially compromising the device.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-2281?

CVE-2017-2281 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in I-O DATA DEVICE, INC. WN-AX1167GR, published on 2 Aug 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

WN-AX1167GR firmware version 3.00 and earlier allows an attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2281?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Iodata Wn-Ax1167gr Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2281 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-2017-2281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f825-9462-xpqm.

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