CVE-2018-20218 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the login password field on Teracue ENC-400 devices due to lack of input validation.

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-2018-20218?

CVE-2018-20218 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered on Teracue ENC-400 devices with firmware 2.56 and below. The login form passes user input directly to a shell command without any kind of escaping or validation in /usr/share/www/check.lp file. An attacker is able to perform command injection using the "password" parameter in the login form.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-20218?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Teracue Enc-400 Hdmi2 Firmware, Teracue Enc-400 Hdmi Firmware, Teracue Enc-400 Hdsdi Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-20218 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-2018-20218 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-20218 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-27cv-whxj-627j.

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