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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2017-2719

High
8.8/10

Summary

FusionSphere OpenStack with software V100R006C00 and V100R006C10RC2 has two command injection vulnerabilities due to the insufficient input validation on one port. An attacker can exploit the vulnerabilities to gain root privileges by sending some messages with malicious commands.

  • LOW
  • ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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  • Published