CVE-2020-24849 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on FruityWifi via shell metacharacters in the advanced configuration page.

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-2020-24849?

CVE-2020-24849 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Nov 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A remote code execution vulnerability is identified in FruityWifi through 2.4. Due to improperly escaped shell metacharacters obtained from the POST request at the page_config_adv.php page, it is possible to perform remote code execution by an authenticated attacker. This is similar to CVE-2018-17317.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-24849?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Fruitywifi Project Fruitywifi.

How do I fix CVE-2020-24849?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-24849 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-2020-24849 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-24849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-37xx-h5fj-hm7p.

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