CVE-2023-38120 HIGH

CVE-2023-38120: Adtran SR400ac ping Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Adtran
Product SR400ac
Weakness CWE-78
Published May 3, 2024
Last update September 18, 2024
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CVSS base score

8.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Adtran SR400ac ping Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adtran SR400ac routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ping command, which is available over JSON-RPC. A crafted host parameter can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-20525.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 3, 2024 CVE published
September 18, 2024 Record updated