Caton Live Mini_HTTPD ping.cgi command injection
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Caton Live up to 2023-04-26 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /cgi-bin/ping.cgi of the component Mini_HTTPD. The manipulation of the argument address with the input ;id;uname${IFS}-a leads to command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228911. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-2682
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6v2-5w65-x9jv
References
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Sources
- CVE-2023-2682 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-2682 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6v2-5w65-x9jv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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