OS Command InjectionWeakness · CWE-78

CVE-2024-29167

HIGH · 7.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2024-04-04
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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78/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable Zero-click

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 · unedited
SVR-116 firmware version 1.6.0.30028871 allows a remote authenticated attacker with an administrative privilege to execute arbitrary OS commands by sending a specially crafted request to the product.

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 confidence

The SVR-116 firmware version 1.6.0.30028871 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in its web interface or API endpoint. An attacker with administrative credentials can send specially crafted requests containing malicious OS commands that get executed with the privileges of the web service process.

MitigationApply any available firmware update from the vendor. If no update exists, restrict administrative access to trusted IP addresses and implement input validation/sanitization on all user-supplied parameters before passing them to system shell functions.

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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
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/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 checks

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  1. Identify the device model
    Locate the physical device or check network inventory for the SVR-116 model number, typically labeled on the device chassis or discovered via network scan
    Affected if The device is a SVR-116 unit
  2. Determine the installed firmware version
    Access the device web interface or use the vendor-supplied management tool to retrieve the current firmware version number
    Affected if The firmware version matches 1.6.0.30028871 exactly
  3. Verify the web interface or API is enabled
    Check device configuration settings or attempt to access the web management portal over HTTP/HTTPS
    Affected if The web interface or API endpoint is accessible on the network
  4. Confirm administrative access is configured
    Check whether administrator accounts exist and the web management interface is not restricted to localhost only or completely disabled
    Affected if Administrative credentials can be configured or are already set for the web interface
  5. Check network exposure of management interface
    Review firewall rules or ACLs to determine if the web management port is exposed to untrusted networks
    Affected if The web interface is reachable from non-trusted network segments

A user is affected if they have an SVR-116 device running firmware version 1.6.0.30028871 with the web interface enabled and administrative access possible from their network location.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Apply any available firmware update from the vendor. If no update exists, restrict administrative access to trusted IP addresses and implement input validation/sanitization on all user-supplied parameters before passing them to system shell functions.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation8.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
22.0 hours of engineering $3,860
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