OS Command Injection in Zyxel EMG2926-Q10A

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU80910

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-6884

CWE-ID: CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Exploit availability: Yes

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the nslookup function. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

EMG2926-Q10A: 1.00(AAQT.4)b8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:h:zyxel_communications_corp:emg2926-q10a:1.00(AAQT.4)b8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41782/
https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-command-injection-vulnerability-in-emg2926-q10a-ethernet-cpe

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

Yes. This vulnerability is being exploited in the wild.