CVE-2018-5234 Command injection in Norton Core
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the Norton Core router, potentially compromising the device and network.
- 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-2018-5234?
CVE-2018-5234 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Symantec Corporation Norton Core, published on 30 Apr 2018. 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
The Norton Core router prior to v237 may be susceptible to a command injection exploit. This is a type of attack in which the goal is execution of arbitrary commands on the host system via vulnerable software.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5234?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Symantec Norton Core Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-5234?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5234 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-2018-5234 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5234 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry and 2 proofs of concept on GitHub.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-f53h-49xr-7j8w.