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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.103792
Category:Web application abuses
Title:DD-WRT Web Management Interface Remote Arbitrary Shell Command Injection Vulnerability
Summary:DD-WRT is prone to a remote command-injection vulnerability because it;fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input data.
Description:Summary:
DD-WRT is prone to a remote command-injection vulnerability because it
fails to adequately sanitize user-supplied input data.

Vulnerability Insight:
httpd.c in httpd in the management GUI in DD-WRT 24 sp1, and other
versions before build 12533, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands
via shell metacharacters in a request to a cgi-bin/ URI

Vulnerability Impact:
Remote attackers can exploit this issue to execute arbitrary shell
commands with superuser privileges, which may facilitate a complete
compromise of the affected device.

Affected Software/OS:
DD-WRT v24-sp1 is affected. Other versions may also be vulnerable.

Solution:
Vendor fixes are available.

CVSS Score:
8.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2765
BugTraq ID: 35742
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35742
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/9209
http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=6853
http://metasploit.com/svn/framework3/trunk/modules/exploits/linux/http/ddwrt_cgibin_exec.rb
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=55173
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/07/21/critical_ddwrt_router_vuln/
http://www.osvdb.org/55990
http://securitytracker.com/id?1022596
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