CVE-2019-25243 FaceSentry 6.4.8 Authenticated Remote Command Injection via Ping Test
Authenticated attackers can inject shell commands via ping test parameters to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on FaceSentry devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-25243?
CVE-2019-25243 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System, published on 24 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
FaceSentry 6.4.8 contains an authenticated remote command injection vulnerability in pingTest.php and tcpPortTest.php scripts. Attackers can exploit unsanitized input parameters to inject and execute arbitrary shell commands with root privileges by manipulating the 'strInIP' and 'strInPort' parameters.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25243?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iwt Facesentry Access Control System Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-25243?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25243 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-2019-25243 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25243 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System
- CVE-2019-25241 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access
- CVE-2019-25278 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure
- CVE-2020-21999 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2019-25279 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability
- CVE-2019-25277 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pluginInstall.php
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8cmh-3qph-fccm.