CVE-2018-16951 Command injection in n/a

High 8.0 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Xunfeng servers via CSRF due to improper handling of backquote characters in masscan.py.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2018-16951?

CVE-2018-16951 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

xunfeng 0.2.0 allows command execution via CSRF because masscan.py mishandles backquote characters, a related issue to CVE-2018-16832.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16951?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xunfeng Project Xunfeng.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16951 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-2018-16951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hrmw-rjxq-h3wh.

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