CVE-2012-10041

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.

CVSS

No CVSS.

References

Link	Resource
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/wanem_exec.rb
https://sourceforge.net/projects/wanem/
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wan-emulator-command-execution
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/wanem_exec.rb
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21190

Configurations

No configuration.

History

08 Aug 2025, 19:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-08-08 19:15

Updated : 2025-08-08 20:30

NVD link : CVE-2012-10041

Mitre link : CVE-2012-10041

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-10041

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Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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