CVE-2017-9133 Command injection in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands as root via unsanitized input in the web interface ping feature of Mimosa radios.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-9133?
CVE-2017-9133 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 21 May 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on Mimosa Client Radios before 2.2.3 and Mimosa Backhaul Radios before 2.2.3. In the device's web interface, after logging in, there is a page that allows you to ping other hosts from the device and view the results. The user is allowed to specify which host to ping, but this variable is not sanitized server-side, which allows an attacker to pass a specially crafted string to execute shell commands as the root user.
Weakness: CWE-74
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9133?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Mimosa Backhaul Radios, Mimosa Client Radios.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9133?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-9133 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-2017-9133 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9133 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3q47-pgm5-rp45.