Application Details
Linksys E5600 is a dual-band WiFi5 router.
Vulnerability
Linksys E5600 could allow a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system, caused by a flaw via the PinCode parameter at /API/info form endpoint.
Identification
By sending a specially crafted request in the 'PinCode' parameter, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands in the runtime.wpsProcess function.
POST /API/info
PAYLOAD -
{"wpsProcess": {"Mode": "PIN", "PinCode": "38316173`/usr/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh`"}}
Detection
By turning this into a traffic file and matching rule, we are able to detect attempts to execute arbitrary commands on the system.
Coverage
Idappcom have created signature 8024918 along with a traffic file for this vulnerability.
References
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