CVE-2024-13502 A command injection in the NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299 modems' web interfaces allows to exeucte arbitrary shell commands.
Attackers can execute arbitrary shell commands via the web interface of Newtec/iDirect satellite modems due to improper input handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13502?
CVE-2024-13502 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Newtec/iDirect NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299, published on 17 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in Newtec/iDirect NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299 on Linux, PowerPC, ARM allows Local Code Inclusion.This issue affects NTC2218, NTC2250, NTC2299: from 1.0.1.1 through 2.2.6.19.
The `commit_multicast` page used to configure multicasts in the modem's web administration interface uses improperly parses incoming data from the request before passing it to an `eval` statement in a bash script. This allows attackers to inject arbitrary shell commands.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13502?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13502?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13502 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-2024-13502 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13502 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7jmp-6wfw-34gv.