# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8cmh-3qph-fccm

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25243?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25241/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-25278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25278/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-21999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21999/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25279/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-25277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25277/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pluginInstall.php (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25243 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25243 exists.

Affected product: iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System. 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-2019-25243/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25243/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25243
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25243
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25243

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