OS command injection in OpenLiteSpeed

1) OS Command Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU50076

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: N/A

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 user to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation passed to the "/view/confMgr.php" script. A remote administrator can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

OpenLiteSpeed: 1.7.0 - 1.7.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:litespeedtech:litespeed:1.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/195724
https://github.com/litespeedtech/openlitespeed/issues/217

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.