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

CVE-2018-14893

High
8.8/10

Summary

A system command injection vulnerability in zyshclient in ZyXEL NSA325 V2 version 4.81 allows attackers to execute system commands via the web application API.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • 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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