RCE in Inim Smartliving 10100l

CVE-2020-21992

Inim Electronics SmartLiving SmartLAN/G/SI <=6.x suffers from an authenticated remote command injection vulnerability. The issue exist due to the 'par' POST parameter not being sanitized when called with the 'testemail' module through web.cgi binary. The vulnerable CGI binary (ELF 32-bit LSB executable, ARM) is calling the 'sh' executable via the system() function to issue a command using the mailx service and its vulnerable string format parameter allowing for OS command injection with root privileges. An attacker can remotely execute system commands as the root user using default credentials and bypass access controls in place.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.052 (91.6th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-21992?
CVE-2020-21992 is a high-severity vulnerability in Inim Smartliving 10100l, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-04-29.
How severe is CVE-2020-21992?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.