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| Rule General Information |
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| Release Date: | 2021-10-28 | |
| Rule Name: | Netgate pfSense CE Command Injection Vulnerability (CVE-2018-4021) | |
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| Rule Protection Details |
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| Description: | An exploitable command injection vulnerability exists in the way Netgate pfSense CE 2.4.4-RELEASE processes the parameters of a specific POST request. The attacker can exploit this and gain the ability to execute arbitrary commands on the system. An attacker needs to be able to send authenticated POST requests to the administration web interface. Command injection is possible in the `powerd_battery_mode` POST parameter. | |
| Impact: | An attacker can execute arbitrary command via a successful exploit in the context of the vulnerable software. | |
| Affected OS: | Windows, Linux, Others | |
| Reference: | https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0690 |
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| Solutions |
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| The vendor has released upgrade patches to fix vulnerabilities, please visit: https://www.pfsense.org/ |