CVE-2018-9075: lenovo group ltd ez media and backup center OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-9075 is a high (CVSS 9.3) OS Command Injection vulnerability in lenovo group ltd ez media and backup center. EPSS estimates a 4.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 28-09-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

For some Iomega, Lenovo, LenovoEMC NAS devices versions 4.1.402.34662 and earlier, when joining a PersonalCloud setup, an attacker can craft a command injection payload using backtick "``" characters in the client:password parameter. As a result, arbitrary commands may be executed as the root user. The attack requires a value __c and iomega parameter.

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.