CVE-2024-50374: advantech eki-6333ac-1gpo_firmware OS Command Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-50374 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in advantech eki-6333ac-1gpo_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.5% 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 vulnerability can be exploited by remote unauthenticated users capable of interacting with the default "edgserver" service enabled on the access point and malicious commands are executed with root privileges. No authentication is enabled on the service and the source of the vulnerability resides in processing code associated to the "capture_packages" operation.

• 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.