A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in exelban stats up to 2.11.21. This issue affects the function shouldAcceptNewConnection of the component XPC Service. The manipulation leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. Upgrading to version 2.11.22 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://vuldb.com/?id.291269 | vdb entry technical description |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.291269 | signature permissions required |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.473229 | third party advisory |
| https://winslow1984.com/books/cve-collection/page/stats-v21122-local-privilege-escalation | related |
| https://github.com/exelban/stats/releases/tag/v2.11.22 | patch |