# CVE-2024-4999: Ligowave Unity/Pro/Mimo/APC Arbitrary Command Injection

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges on Ligowave UNITY, PRO, MIMO, and APC devices via the web interface.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/S:N/AU:Y/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 May 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-736m-p2gm-v4q7

## What is CVE-2024-4999?

CVE-2024-4999 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Ligowave APC Propeller, published on 16 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of multiple Ligowave devices could allow an authenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands with elevated privileges.This issue affects UNITY: through 6.95-2; PRO: through 6.95-1.Rt3883; MIMO: through 6.95-1.Rt2880; APC Propeller: through 2-5.95-4.Rt3352.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4999?


## How do I fix CVE-2024-4999?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4999 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-4999 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4999 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-4999 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-4999 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Ligowave APC Propeller, published on 16 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-4999 exists.

Affected product: Ligowave APC Propeller. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4999/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4999/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-4999
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-4999
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-4999

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-4999/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.