SB2012032001 - Command injection in WebGlimpse
Published: March 20, 2012 Updated: January 11, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012032001
Severity
Critical
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Command injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1795)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.
The weakness exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data passed via the "query" HTTP GET parameter to "/webglimpse.cgi" script. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP request to vulnerable script and execute arbitrary OS commands on vulnerable system.
Exploitation example:
http://[host]/webglimpse.cgi?query=%27%26command+and+arguments+go+here%26%27
Successful exploitation may allow an attacker to gain complete control over vulnerable system.
Note: this vulnerability is being actively exploited.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.