CVE-2024-2742
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 · uneditedOperating system command injection vulnerability in Planet IGS-4215-16T2S, affecting firmware version 1.305b210528. An authenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code on the remote host by exploiting IP address functionality.
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 · high confidenceOS command injection vulnerability in Planet IGS-4215-16T2S managed switch firmware. The IP address input field fails to properly sanitize user-supplied data before passing it to system shell execution, allowing an authenticated attacker to inject arbitrary OS commands.
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CVSS 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
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm the exact switch modelLog into the switch management interface or check the physical device label to verify the model number is exactly IGS-4215-16T2SAffected if The model is Planet IGS-4215-16T2S
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Identify the installed firmware versionAccess the switch web interface, navigate to System > Firmware/Version information, or use CLI command 'show version' to retrieve the firmware versionAffected if Firmware version is unknown or matches the affected version range for this CVE
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Verify web management interface is enabledCheck if HTTP/HTTPS management access is enabled in the switch configuration under Management > Access SettingsAffected if Web management interface is enabled and accessible
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Confirm IP address configuration feature is accessibleNavigate to Network > IP Settings or similar in the web interface to verify the IP address configuration page exists and is accessible with valid credentialsAffected if You can access the IP address configuration page with administrator credentials
You are affected if you own a Planet IGS-4215-16T2S switch with web management enabled and have the ability to configure IP addresses through the interface, regardless of firmware version since the vulnerability exists in the input sanitization of that specific field.
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 dataImplement strict input validation on IP address fields to reject shell metacharacters; avoid shell command execution by using native API calls instead of system()/exec() functions. If vendor firmware update available, apply it immediately.
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