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CVE-2018-14417

CriticalPublic exploit

A command injection vulnerability was found in the web administration console in SoftNAS Cloud before 4.0.3.

Published Aug 3, 2018 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch immediately
  • CVE-2018-14417 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.8 v3) affecting Cloud (Softnas).
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. Public exploit code is available.
  • EPSS estimates a 89% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Cloud 4.0.3.
  • Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.

CVSS v3

9.8

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

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

89%

Higher than 99.7% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

No known

Not in a known-exploited catalog

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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Description

A command injection vulnerability was found in the web administration console in SoftNAS Cloud before 4.0.3. In particular, the snserv script did not sanitize the 'recentVersion' parameter from the snserv endpoint, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root permissions.

Affected Products

1 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
CloudSoftnasSee advisory4.0.3

Patched Releases

Cloud

4.0.3

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Aug 3, 2018

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

References

1 more references in the full CVE brief

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