# CVE-2020-12246: Command injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Beeline Smart Box routers via the diagnostics ping, nslookup, or traceroute parameters.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 29 Apr 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hfjg-h7gm-7j9g

## What is CVE-2020-12246?

CVE-2020-12246 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Beeline Smart Box 2.0.38 routers allow "Advanced settings > Other > Diagnostics" OS command injection via the Ping ping_ipaddr parameter, the Nslookup nslookup_ipaddr parameter, or the Traceroute traceroute_ipaddr parameter.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12246?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Beeline Smart Box Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-12246?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12246 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-12246 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12246 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2021-41426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41426/): Cross-site request forgery in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-41427](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41427/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-12246 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-12246 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Apr 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12246 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-2020-12246/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12246/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12246
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12246
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-12246

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-12246/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.