CVE-2024-50360: advantech eki-6333ac-1gpo_firmware OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50360 is a high (CVSS 7.2) OS Command Injection vulnerability in advantech eki-6333ac-1gpo_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 26-11-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-11-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A CWE-78 "Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')" was discovered affecting the following devices manufactured by Advantech: EKI-6333AC-2G (<= 1.6.3), EKI-6333AC-2GD (<= v1.6.3) and EKI-6333AC-1GPO (<= v1.2.1). The source of the vulnerability relies on multiple parameters belonging to the "snmp_apply" API which are not properly sanitized before being concatenated to OS level commands.

• 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.