CVE-2020-9374 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on TP-Link TL-WR849N routers by injecting shell metacharacters into the traceroute feature.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-9374?
CVE-2020-9374 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On TP-Link TL-WR849N 0.9.1 4.16 devices, a remote command execution vulnerability in the diagnostics area can be exploited when an attacker sends specific shell metacharacters to the panel's traceroute feature.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-9374?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tp-Link Tl-Wr849n Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2020-9374?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-9374 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-2020-9374 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-9374 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mxxh-w2ww-44fp.