Description
The network diagnostics tool (CommandLineServlet) in the Appliance Manager command line utility (CLU) in Websense TRITON 7.8.3 and V-Series appliances before 7.8.4 Hotfix 02 allows remote authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the "second" parameter of a command, as demonstrated by the Destination parameter in the ping command.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Websense Appliance Manager - Command Injection EDB-36423 · webapps · Mar 18, 2015
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- https://www.securify.nl/advisory/SFY20140906/command_injection_vulnerability_in_network_diagnostics_tool_of_websense_appliance_manager.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130899/Websense-Appliance-Manager-Command-Injection.html
- http://www.websense.com/support/article/kbarticle/October-2014-Hotfix-Summary-for-Websense-Solutions
- 20150318 Command injection vulnerability in network diagnostics tool of Websense Appliance Manager mailing-list
- 36423 exploit
- 20150318 Command injection vulnerability in network diagnostics tool of Websense Appliance Manager mailing-list