Vulnerability · Published Oct 6, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-42457
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.2% (higher than 88% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.1Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)3.2%top 11.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Generex CS141 through 2.10 allows remote command execution by administrators via a web interface that reaches run_update in /usr/bin/gxserve-update.sh (e.g., command execution can occur via a reverse shell installed by install.sh).
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://github.com/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution
- https://www.generex.de/products/ups/
- https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141
- https://www.generex.de/support/downloads/ups/cs141/update
- https://github.dev/hubertfarnsworth12/Generex-CS141-Authenticated-Remote-Command-Execution