CVE-2017-2915 Command injection in Circle

Critical 9.0 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands on Circle with Disney devices by sending crafted HTTP requests and setting up a malicious access point.

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

What is CVE-2017-2915?

CVE-2017-2915 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Circle, published on 7 Nov 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the WiFi configuration functionality of Circle with Disney running firmware 2.0.1. A specially crafted SSID can cause the device to execute arbitrary shell commands. An attacker needs to send a couple of HTTP requests and setup an access point reachable by the device to trigger this vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2915?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Meetcircle Circle With Disney Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2915?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2915 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-2017-2915 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2915 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-g562-g36q-c5hj.

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