CVE-2017-6183 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Sophos Web Appliance devices via the Active Directory configuration utility.
- 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-2017-6183?
CVE-2017-6183 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Mar 2017. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Sophos Web Appliance (SWA) before 4.3.1.2, a section of the machine's configuration utilities for adding (and detecting) Active Directory servers was vulnerable to remote command injection, aka NSWA-1314.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6183?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sophos Web Appliance.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6183?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6183 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-2017-6183 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6183 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g6hp-25mh-v88g.