CVE-2018-5197 Command injection in XPLATFORM ActiveX
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via malicious parameters in Xplatform ActiveX due to insufficient input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-5197?
CVE-2018-5197 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in TOBESOFT XPLATFORM ActiveX, published on 2 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability in the ExtCommon.dll user extension module version 9.2, 9.2.1, 9.2.2 of Xplatform ActiveX could allow attacker to perform a command injection attack. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation of command parameters. An crafted malicious parameters could cause arbitrary command to execute.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5197?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tobesoft Xplatform.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5197?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5197 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-2018-5197 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5197 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in TOBESOFT XPLATFORM ActiveX
- CVE-2021-26629 tobesoft XPLATFORM Path Traversal Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7866 Tobesoft XPLATFORM Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7841 TOBESOFT XPLATFORM arbitrary hta file execution vulnerability
- CVE-2021-26626 tobesoft XPLATFORM Arbitrary file execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-7815 Server-side request forgery in XPLATFORM
Sources
Also known as GHSA-fhhp-23m4-3vj4.