TP-Link TL-SC3130G Firmware ServerName os command injection

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A vulnerability was found in TP-Link TL-SC3130G. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Firmware. Performing a manipulation of the argument ServerName results in os command injection. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2013-2578. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in TP-Link TL-SC3130G (Router Operating System) (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component Firmware. The manipulation of the argument ServerName with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

cgi-bin/admin/servetest in TP-Link IP Cameras TL-SC3130, TL-SC3130G, TL-SC3171, TL-SC3171G, and possibly other models before beta firmware LM.1.6.18P12_sign6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in (1) the ServerName parameter and (2) other unspecified parameters.

The weakness was shared 10/11/2013 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at coresecurity.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2578 since 03/15/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1202 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Core Security and been published even before and not after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 70 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (27289). The entries VDB-65262, VDB-65261 and VDB-65260 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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• Router Operating System

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• TP-Link

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• TL-SC3130G

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• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.tp-link.com/

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