CVE-2021-28204 ASUS BMC's firmware: command injection - Modify user’s information function
Remote attackers with administrator privileges can execute arbitrary commands via command injection in the ASUS BMC firmware user modification function.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-28204?
CVE-2021-28204 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in ASUS BMC firmware for ASMB8-iKVM, published on 6 Apr 2021. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The specific function in ASUS BMC’s firmware Web management page (Modify user’s information function) does not filter the specific parameter. As obtaining the administrator permission, remote attackers can launch command injection to execute command arbitrary.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-28204?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Asus Asmb8-Ikvm Firmware, Asus Z10pe-D16 Ws Firmware, Asus Z10pr-D16 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2021-28204?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-28204 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-2021-28204 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-28204 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in ASUS BMC firmware for ASMB8-iKVM
- CVE-2023-26602 Command injection in n/a
- CVE-2021-28203 ASUS BMC's firmware: command injection - Web Set Media Image function
- CVE-2021-28175 ASUS BMC's firmware: buffer overflow - Radius configuration function
- CVE-2021-28176 ASUS BMC's firmware: buffer overflow - DNS configuration function
- CVE-2021-28177 ASUS BMC's firmware: buffer overflow - LDAP configuration function
Sources
Also known as GHSA-864g-gg6m-gp3x.