#VU36177 Command Injection in Artica Proxy - CVE-2019-7300

Vulnerability identifier: #VU36177

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [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:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7300

CWE-ID: CWE-77

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Artica Proxy
Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers

Vendor: Artica Proxy

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote privileged user to execute arbitrary code.

Artica Proxy 3.06.200056 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as root by reading the ressources/settings.inc ldap_admin and ldap_password fields, using these credentials at logon.php, and then entering the commands in the admin.index.php command-line field.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Artica Proxy: 3.06.200056

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External links
https://code610.blogspot.com/2019/01/rce-in-artica.html
https://github.com/c610/tmp/blob/master/aRtiCE.py

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.