CVE-2018-9076 Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS Web UI Vulnerabilities

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root via command injection in the share name parameter of Iomega and LenovoEMC NAS devices.

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-2018-9076?

CVE-2018-9076 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Lenovo Group LTD EZ Media and Backup Center, published on 28 Sep 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, when changing the name of a share, an attacker can craft a command injection payload using backtick "``" characters in the name parameter. As a result, arbitrary commands may be executed as the root user. The attack requires a value __c and iomega parameter.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-9076?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo Lenovoemc Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9076?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-9076 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-2018-9076 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-9076 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gmwc-cqq9-wqgx.

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