CVE-2018-5265

HIGH

Ubiquiti EdgeOS 1.9.1 - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Unsanitized Alias or IPS Parameter

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Ubiquiti EdgeOS 1.9.1 on EdgeRouter Lite devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with admin credentials, because /opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-cfg/templates/system/static-host-mapping/host-name/node.def does not sanitize the 'alias' or 'ips' parameter for shell metacharacters.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.red4sec.com/cve/edgerouter_lite.txt

Scores

CVSS v3 7.2
EPSS 0.0298
EPSS Percentile 85.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-78
Status published
Products (1)
ui/edgeos 1.9.1
Published Jun 07, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026