CVE-2023-38120

moderate-risk
Published 2024-05-03

Adtran SR400ac ping Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Adtran SR400ac routers. Although authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability, the existing authentication mechanism can be bypassed. The specific flaw exists within the ping command, which is available over JSON-RPC. A crafted host parameter can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. . Was ZDI-CAN-20525.

Do I need to act?

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2.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Sr400Ac Firmware
Sr400Ac Firmware

Affected Vendors

Adtran

References (2)

Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1010/
Third Party Advisory https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1010/
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 7/34 · Low