Security Onion Solutions Squert up to 1.6.7 inc/callback.php autocat Parameter os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in Security Onion Solutions Squert up to 1.6.7 and classified as critical. This affects the function autocat of the file inc/callback.php. The manipulation as part of Parameter results in os command injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-1000042. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Security Onion Solutions Squert up to 1.6.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function autocat of the file inc/callback.php. The manipulation as part of a Parameter leads to a os command injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.3.0 through 1.6.7 contains a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) vulnerability in .inc/callback.php that can result in execution of OS Commands. This attack appear to be exploitable via Web request to .inc/callback.php with the payload in the data or obj parameters, used in autocat(). This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.0.

The bug was discovered 01/23/2018. The weakness was disclosed 02/09/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at blog.securityonion.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-1000042 since 02/05/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1202 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 17 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. By approaching the search of inurl:inc/callback.php it is possible to find vulnerable targets with Google Hacking.

Upgrading to version 1.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The entries VDB-113083 and VDB-113084 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Security Onion Solutions

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• Squert

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• 1.6.0
• 1.6.1
• 1.6.2
• 1.6.3
• 1.6.4
• 1.6.5
• 1.6.6
• 1.6.7

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