CVE-2012-10041 describes two unauthenticated command execution vulnerabilities in WAN Emulator v2.3. The result.php script allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user due to unsanitized input, and a SUID-root binary named dosu is vulnerable to command injection. This critical vulnerability, with a CVSS score of 9.3, allows an attacker to achieve full remote code execution and escalate privileges to root without authentication. Exploit code is publicly available via a Metasploit module, and the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating a high potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| WAN Emulator | WAN Emulator | 2.3CNA affecteddefault unknown |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
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