What is CVE-2019-17499?

CVE-2019-17499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Compal Ch7465lg, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-11.

How severe is CVE-2019-17499?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

RCE in Compal Ch7465lg

CVE-2019-17499

The setter.xml component of the Common Gateway Interface on Compal CH7465LG 6.12.18.25-2p4 devices does not properly validate ping command arguments, which allows remote authenticated users to execute OS commands as root via shell metacharacters in the Target_IP parameter.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Compal Ch7465lg
Compal Ch7465lg_firmware — versions 6.12.18.25-2p4
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17499?: CVE-2019-17499 is a high-severity vulnerability in Compal Ch7465lg, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-10-11.
How severe is CVE-2019-17499?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.