CVE-2022-40628 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Tacitine Firewall

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Tacitine Firewalls via crafted HTTP requests due to improper code generation control.

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-2022-40628?

CVE-2022-40628 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Tacitine Firewall, published on 23 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

This vulnerability exists in Tacitine Firewall, all versions of EN6200-PRIME QUAD-35 and EN6200-PRIME QUAD-100 between 19.1.1 to 22.20.1 (inclusive), due to improper control of code generation in the Tacitine Firewall web-based management interface. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted http request on the targeted device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the targeted device.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-40628?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Tacitine En6200-Prime Quad-100 Firmware, Tacitine En6200-Prime Quad-35 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2022-40628?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-40628 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-40628 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-40628 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p7m9-fxq8-hp5x.

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