CVE-2024-50373 Command injection in EKI-6333AC-1GPO
Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges via the edgserver service on Advantech industrial access points.
- 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-2024-50373?
CVE-2024-50373 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO, published on 26 Nov 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A CWE-78 "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')" was discovered affecting the following devices manufactured by Advantech: EKI-6333AC-2G (<= 1.6.3), EKI-6333AC-2GD (<= v1.6.3) and EKI-6333AC-1GPO (<= v1.2.1). The vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated users capable of interacting with the default "edgserver" service enabled on the access point and malicious commands are executed with root privileges. No authentication is enabled on the service and the source of the vulnerability resides in processing code associated to the "restore_config_from_utility" operation.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50373?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Advantech Eki-6333ac-1gpo Firmware, Advantech Eki-6333ac-2g Firmware, Advantech Eki-6333ac-2gd Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50373?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50373 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-2024-50373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech EKI-6333AC-1GPO
Sources
Also known as GHSA-63vx-53jv-f5hf.