# CVE-2019-12272: Command injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via vulnerable status endpoints in the OpenWrt LuCI web interface.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4g44-5j4j-c7x6

## What is CVE-2019-12272?

CVE-2019-12272 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In OpenWrt LuCI through 0.10, the endpoints admin/status/realtime/bandwidth_status and admin/status/realtime/wireless_status of the web application are affected by a command injection vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12272?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openwrt Luci.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-12272?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12272 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-12272 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Exp of cve-2019-12272 (github_poc): https://github.com/HACHp1/LuCI_RCE_exp
- Version-contains-cve-2019-12272 (github_poc): https://github.com/nevercodecorrect/lede-17.01.3

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-32721](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-32721/): LuCI luci-mod-network: Possible XSS attack in WiFi scan on Joining Wireless Client modal (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-27821](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-27821/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-24181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24181/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2022-41435](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-41435/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2020-10871](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10871/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-12272 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-12272 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12272 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12272/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12272/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-12272
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-12272
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-12272

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