SB2023113040 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Zyxel NAS products



SB2023113040 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Zyxel NAS products

Published: November 30, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023113040
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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  • Low
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper Authentication (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35137)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in when processing authentication requests in the authentication module. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted URL to the target device and obtain system information.


2) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-35138)

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 "show_zysync_server_contents" function. A remote unauthenticated attacker 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.


3) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37927)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in the CGI program. 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.


4) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-37928)

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 WSGI server. 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.


5) OS Command Injection (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4473)

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 web server. A remote unauthenticated attacker 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.


6) Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-4474)

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

The vulnerability exists due to improper neutralization of special elements in the WSGI server. 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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.