CVE-2016-2297
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMeteocontrol WEB'log Basic 100, Light, Pro, and Pro Unlimited allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via an "access command shell-like feature."
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceMeteocontrol WEB'log devices contain a command injection vulnerability in an 'access command shell-like feature' that allows remote, unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands. The vulnerability is network-exploitable with low attack complexity, likely through the web interface lacking proper input sanitization on the shell-like function.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versionsall versionsall versionsall versionsCVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the device modelAccess the web interface login page or check the device documentation/label to confirm the device is a Meteocontrol WEB'log (Basic 100, Light, Pro, or Pro Unlimited)Affected if The device is any Meteocontrol WEB'log model
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Verify firmware version existsCheck the web interface footer, system info page, or firmware upgrade page for a version string. Note that all versions are affected per the CVEAffected if Any version string is present (all versions of these products are affected)
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Confirm command shell feature is presentLog into the web interface and navigate through menus to locate any 'access command', 'shell', 'command execution', 'debug', or similar feature that allows direct OS command inputAffected if A shell-like command execution feature exists and is accessible to the user
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Check if shell feature is enabled by defaultInspect the device configuration or settings page for any option enabling/disabling the command shell featureAffected if The feature is enabled or available without explicit configuration changes
You are affected if you have any Meteocontrol WEB'log device (Basic 100, Light, Pro, or Pro Unlimited) with the command shell-like feature accessible via the web interface, regardless of firmware version.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor firmware updates immediately if available; otherwise restrict network access to the WEB'log management interface via firewall or VLAN segmentation, and disable any unauthenticated shell or command-execution features.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2016-2297 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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