CVE-2018-12483 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the ipdiscover_analyser rzo parameter in OCS Inventory.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2018-12483?

CVE-2018-12483 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OCS Inventory 2.4.1 is prone to a remote command-execution vulnerability. Specifically, this issue occurs because the content of the ipdiscover_analyser rzo GET parameter is concatenated to a string used in an exec() call in the PHP code. Authentication is needed in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12483?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ocsinventory-Ng Ocsinventory Ng.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12483?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-12483 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12483 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12483, GHSA-pf98-mv3q-xgv6, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12483.

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