CVE-2018-16195 Command injection in Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR

High 8.8 Published 9 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker on the same network can execute arbitrary OS commands via the UPnP SOAP interface on NEC Aterm routers.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-16195?

CVE-2018-16195 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in NEC Corporation Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Aterm WF1200CR and Aterm WG1200CR (Aterm WF1200CR firmware Ver1.1.1 and earlier, Aterm WG1200CR firmware Ver1.0.1 and earlier) allows an attacker on the same network segment to execute arbitrary OS commands via SOAP interface of UPnP.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16195?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Nec Aterm Wf1200cr Firmware, Nec Aterm Wg1200cr Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16195?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16195 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-2018-16195 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16195 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jh4x-vxv6-xj4j.