What is CVE-2021-46704?

CVE-2021-46704 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Genieacs, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2021-46704?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-46704 known to be exploited?

4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Genieacs

CVE-2021-46704

In GenieACS 1.2.x before 1.2.8, the UI interface API is vulnerable to unauthenticated OS command injection via the ping host argument (lib/ui/api.ts and lib/ping.ts). The vulnerability arises from insufficient input validation combined with a missing authorization check.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.219 (97.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Genieacs
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46704?: CVE-2021-46704 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Genieacs, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2021-46704?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-46704 known to be exploited?: 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.