CVE-2018-5757
The traceroute and ping functionality, which uses a parameter in a request to command.cgi from the Monitoring page in the web UI, unsafely puts user-alterable data directly into an OS command, leading to Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.64%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on AudioCodes 450HD IP Phone devices with firmware 3.0.0.535.106. The traceroute and ping functionality, which uses a parameter in a request to command.cgi from the Monitoring page in the web UI, unsafely puts user-alterable data directly into an OS command, leading to Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in the query string.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.64% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- audiocodes/420hd ip phone firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2018-5757Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/RhinoSecurityLabs/CVEs/tree/master/CVE-2018-5757Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.