CVE-2012-10041
Citrix WAN Emulator Unauthenticated Command Execution and Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
WAN Emulator v2.3 contains two unauthenticated command execution vulnerabilities. The result.php script calls shell_exec() with unsanitized input from the pc POST parameter, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user. The system also includes a SUID-root binary named dosu, which is vulnerable to command injection via its first argument. An attacker can exploit both flaws in sequence to achieve full remote code execution and escalate privileges to root.
INFO
Published Date :
Aug. 8, 2025, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Aug. 8, 2025, 8:30 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | CRITICAL | [email protected] |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Aug. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description WAN Emulator v2.3 contains two unauthenticated command execution vulnerabilities. The result.php script calls shell_exec() with unsanitized input from the pc POST parameter, allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands as the www-data user. The system also includes a SUID-root binary named dosu, which is vulnerable to command injection via its first argument. An attacker can exploit both flaws in sequence to achieve full remote code execution and escalate privileges to root. Added CVSS V4.0 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 Added CWE CWE-78 Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/wanem_exec.rb Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/projects/wanem/ Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190 Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wan-emulator-command-execution -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Aug. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/wanem_exec.rb Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190