CVE-2020-24849

Public Exploit

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability is identified in FruityWifi through 2.4. Due to improperly escaped shell metacharacters obtained from the POST request at the page_config_adv.php page, it is possible to perform remote code execution by an authenticated attacker. This is similar to CVE-2018-17317.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.88% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory fruitywifi.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://fruitywifi.com/index_eng.html vendor advisory
https://github.com/xtr4nge/FruityWifi third party advisory
https://gist.github.com/harsh-bothra/f899045b16bbba264628d79d52c07c22 third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-24849?
CVE-2020-24849 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-24849?
To fix CVE-2020-24849, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-24849 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-24849 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~5% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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