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GHSA-W6RH-FP3W-8JJ5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-08-08 21:30 – Updated: 2025-08-08 21:30

Details

WAN Emulator v2.3 contains two unauthenticated command execution vulnerabilities. The result.php script calls shell_exec() with unsanitized input from the pc POST parameter, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user. The system also includes a SUID-root binary named dosu, which is vulnerable to command injection via its first argument. An attacker can exploit both flaws in sequence to achieve full remote code execution and escalate privileges to root.

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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CVE-2012-10041 (GCVE-0-2012-10041)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-08 18:13 – Updated: 2026-04-07 14:02 Unsupported When Assigned

Title

WAN Emulator v2.3 Command Execution

Summary

Severity

9.3 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: poc Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-08-08 18:45 UTC

CWE

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

Assigner

VulnCheck mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasplo…	exploit
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190	exploit
https://sourceforge.net/projects/wanem/	product
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wan-emulator…	third-party-advisory

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
WAN Emulator	WAN Emulator	Affected: 2.3

Date Public

2012-09-10 00:00

Credits

bcoles

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