CVE-2020-8949 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on Gocloud devices via shell metacharacters in ping operations.

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-2020-8949?

CVE-2020-8949 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Feb 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Gocloud S2A_WL 4.2.7.16471, S2A 4.2.7.17278, S2A 4.3.0.15815, S2A 4.3.0.17193, S3A K2P MTK 4.2.7.16528, S3A 4.3.0.16572, and ISP3000 4.3.0.17190 devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in a ping operation, as demonstrated by the cgi-bin/webui/admin/tools/app_ping/diag_ping/; substring.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8949?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Gocloud Isp3000 Firmware, Gocloud S2a Firmware, Gocloud S2a Wl Firmware, Gocloud S3a Firmware, Gocloud S3a K2p Mtk Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8949?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8949 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-2020-8949 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8949 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fr6x-3vx5-3qj2.

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