Vulnerability · Published May 3, 2024 · Assigned by zdi

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

High 8.8

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in SR400ac from Adtran. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 3.9% (higher than 90% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 3.0)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)3.9%top 9.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official description

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.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Adtran SR400ac 10.8.8.1 & 10.8.5.1

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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