CVE-2018-12268 Command injection in n/a
Command injection in acccheck allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via malicious username or password files.
- 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-2018-12268?
CVE-2018-12268 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12268?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Acccheck Project Acccheck.pl.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12268 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-2018-12268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cf8p-qwhx-864p, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12268.