CVE-2022-31486 Command injection via Advanced Networking route add functionality

High 8.8 Published 6 Jun 2022 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via the route add functionality in HID Mercury Intelligent Controllers.

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-2022-31486?

CVE-2022-31486 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HID Mercury EP4502, published on 6 Jun 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted route to the “edit_route.cgi” binary and have it execute shell commands. This vulnerability impacts products based on HID Mercury Intelligent Controllers LP1501, LP1502, LP2500, LP4502, and EP4502 which contain firmware versions prior to 1.303 for the LP series and 1.297 for the EP series. An attacker with this level of access on the device can monitor all communications sent to and from this device, modify onboard relays, change configuration files, or cause the device to become unstable.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-31486?

It affects 14 products.

Products include Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-4420 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X2210 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X2220 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X3300 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 Lnl-X4420 Firmware, Carrier Lenels2 S2-Lp-1501 Firmware and 8 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-31486?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-31486 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-2022-31486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-31486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-75hq-cqh2-xf56.