Advisory Details

September 17th, 2024

Cohesive Networks VNS3 Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE ID	CVE-2024-8808
CVSS SCORE	8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AFFECTED VENDORS	Cohesive Networks
AFFECTED PRODUCTS	VNS3
VULNERABILITY DETAILS	This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Cohesive Networks VNS3. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web service, which listens on TCP port 8000 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS	Cohesive Networks has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at: https://cohesive.net/support/security-responses/
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE	2024-07-25 - Vulnerability reported to vendor 2024-09-17 - Coordinated public release of advisory 2024-09-17 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT	Mehmet INCE (@mdisec) from PRODAFT.com

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