CVE-2018-14417

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

published August 3, 2018

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High probability of exploitation

NVD has not assigned a CVSS score to this record. It sits in the 99.8th percentile for exploit probability.

CVSS
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EPSS
89%
Percentile
99.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

⚠️ An uncooked command is all it takes for an attacker to seize control! The snserv script in SoftNAS Cloud versions before 4.0.3 is tripping over a simple oversight: the 'recentVersion' parameter isn't sanitized. 🔥 Think of it like a restaurant taking every order without checking for allergens. If a server completely ignores complaints, it could serve someone a dish that puts their health at risk—just like this vulnerability lets attackers execute harmful commands without any filtering! An attacker could waltz right through the web admin console and execute arbitrary commands with root permissions. This could lead to catastrophic outcomes, including data loss, service disruption, or even a full compromise of the system!

Put simply

Think of it like a restaurant taking every order without checking for allergens. If a server completely ignores complaints, it could serve someone a dish that puts their health at risk—just like this vulnerability lets attackers execute harmful commands without any filtering! This command injection vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to manipulate the 'recentVersion' parameter in the snserv script, leading to arbitrary command execution on the server with root privileges.

What to do

An attacker could waltz right through the web admin console and execute arbitrary commands with root permissions. This could lead to catastrophic outcomes, including data loss, service disruption, or even a full compromise of the system! To safeguard your system, immediately upgrade SoftNAS Cloud to version 4.0.3 or later. Additionally, review your configurations to ensure proper input sanitization, and consider auditing your web administration console for any other potential vulnerabilities. You can fix this! Act quickly, and you'll have your system locked down and safe! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.89407 · 99.8th percentile
Published
2018-08-03T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 AUG 16:00Z
    A command injection vulnerability was found in the web administration console in SoftNAS Cloud before 4.0.3
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