CVE-2024-44072 Command injection in WEX-1166DHP
An attacker with management page access can execute arbitrary OS commands on BUFFALO wireless routers and repeaters.
- 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-2024-44072?
CVE-2024-44072 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in BUFFALO INC. WEX-1166DHP, published on 10 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
OS command injection vulnerability exists in BUFFALO wireless LAN routers and wireless LAN repeaters. If a user logs in to the management page and sends a specially crafted request to the affected product from the product's specific management page, an arbitrary OS command may be executed.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-44072?
How do I fix CVE-2024-44072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-44072 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-2024-44072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-44072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4gj3-5752-q8g8.