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

CVE-2022-27000

High
9.8/10

Summary

Arris TR3300 v1.0.13 was discovered to contain a command injection vulnerability in the time and time zone function via the h_primary_ntp_server, h_backup_ntp_server, and h_time_zone parameters. This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via a crafted request.

  • LOW
  • 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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Advisory Timeline

  • Published