CVE-2024-3659 Command injection in KAON AR2140 routers
An attacker with administrative access can execute arbitrary shell commands on KAON AR2140 routers via crafted requests.
- 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-2024-3659?
CVE-2024-3659 is a critical command injection vulnerability in KAON Group AR2140, published on 8 Aug 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Firmware in KAON AR2140 routers, prior to versions 3.2.50 and 4.2.16, is vulnerable to a shell command injection via sending a crafted request to one of the endpoints. In order to exploit this vulnerability, one has to have access to the administrative portal of the router.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-3659?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Kaongroup Ar2140 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-3659?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-3659 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-2024-3659 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-3659 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-vfcg-vh6j-gg8j.