CVE-2022-40282 Command injection in n/a

High 8.8 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary shell commands on Hirschmann BAT-C2 devices via unsanitized input in the FsCreateDir function.

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-2022-40282?

CVE-2022-40282 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The web server of Hirschmann BAT-C2 before 09.13.01.00R04 allows authenticated command injection. This allows an authenticated attacker to pass commands to the shell of the system because the dir parameter of the FsCreateDir Ajax function is not sufficiently sanitized. The vendor's ID is BSECV-2022-21.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40282?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Belden Hirschmann Bat-C2 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40282?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40282 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-2022-40282 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-40282 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-355f-6hm6-3cc4.

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