CVE-2017-6182 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Sophos Web Appliance via the report generation interface, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2017-6182?
CVE-2017-6182 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's interface responsible for generating reports was vulnerable to remote command injection via functions, aka NSWA-1304.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6182?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Web Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6182?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6182 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-2017-6182 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6182 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m6xg-v873-824r.