CVE-2017-6079 Command injection in n/a
A hidden page in the Edgemarc web interface allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands, effectively acting as a web shell.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6079?
CVE-2017-6079 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The HTTP web-management application on Edgewater Networks Edgemarc appliances has a hidden page that allows for user-defined commands such as specific iptables routes, etc., to be set. You can use this page as a web shell essentially to execute commands, though you get no feedback client-side from the web application: if the command is valid, it executes. An example is the wget command. The page that allows this has been confirmed in firmware as old as 2006.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6079?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Ribboncommunications Edgemarc Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6079?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6079 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-2017-6079 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6079 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4w4r-mv2h-54x5.