CVE-2020-7842 D'live AP command injection vulnerability

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Netis D'live set-top box access points via improper input validation in the NTP server parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2020-7842?

CVE-2020-7842 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Netis Korea D'live set-top box AP(WF2429TB), published on 20 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Input validation vulnerability exists in Netis Korea D'live AP which could cause arbitrary command injection and execution when the time setting (using ntpServerlp1 parameter) for the users. This affects D'live set-top box AP(WF2429TB) v1.1.10.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7842?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netu Wf2429tb Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7842?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7842 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-2020-7842 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7842 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mpxw-95w2-p523.

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