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CWE-78 (OS命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(OS命令注入)) — Vulnerability Class 2740

2740 vulnerabilities classified as CWE-78 (OS命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(OS命令注入)). AI Chinese analysis included.

CWE-78 represents a critical input validation weakness where software constructs operating system commands using untrusted external data without proper sanitization. Attackers typically exploit this by injecting malicious shell metacharacters, such as semicolons or pipes, into user-supplied fields like form inputs or URL parameters. This manipulation allows the attacker to alter the intended command structure, enabling arbitrary code execution, data exfiltration, or complete system compromise. To mitigate this risk, developers must strictly avoid passing user input directly to OS command interpreters. Instead, they should utilize safe, language-specific APIs that do not invoke the shell, or implement rigorous input validation and parameterization techniques. By treating all external data as inherently untrusted and applying strict allow-list filtering, organizations can effectively neutralize special elements and prevent command injection vulnerabilities.

MITRE CWE Description
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. This weakness can lead to a vulnerability in environments in which the attacker does not have direct access to the operating system, such as in web applications. Alternately, if the weakness occurs in a privileged program, it could allow the attacker to specify commands that normally would not be accessible, or to call alternate commands with privileges that the attacker does not have. The problem is exacerbated if the compromised process does not follow the principle of least privilege, because the attacker-controlled commands may run with special system privileges that increases the amount of damage. There are at least two subtypes of OS command injection: The application intends to execute a single, fixed program that is under its own control. It intends to use externally-supplied inputs as arguments to that program. For example, the program might use system("nslookup [HOSTNAME]") to run nslookup and allow the user to supply a HOSTNAME, which is used as an argument. Attackers cannot prevent nslookup from executing. However, if the program does not remove command separators from the HOSTNAME argument, attackers could place the separators into the arguments, which allows them to execute their own program afte…
Common Consequences (1)
Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability, Non-RepudiationExecute Unauthorized Code or Commands, DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart, Read Files or Directories, Modify Files or Directories, Read Application Data, Modify Application Data, Hide Activities
Attackers could execute unauthorized operating system commands, which could then be used to disable the product, or read and modify data for which the attacker does not have permissions to access directly. Since the targeted application is directly executing the commands instead of the attacker, any…
Mitigations (5)
Architecture and DesignIf at all possible, use library calls rather than external processes to recreate the desired functionality.
Architecture and Design, OperationRun the code in a "jail" or similar sandbox environment that enforces strict boundaries between the process and the operating system. This may effectively restrict which files can be accessed in a particular directory or which commands can be executed by the software. OS-level examples include the Unix chroot jail, AppArmor, and SELinux. In general, managed code may provide some protection. For ex…
Effectiveness: Limited
Architecture and DesignFor any data that will be used to generate a command to be executed, keep as much of that data out of external control as possible. For example, in web applications, this may require storing the data locally in the session's state instead of sending it out to the client in a hidden form field.
Architecture and DesignFor any security checks that are performed on the client side, ensure that these checks are duplicated on the server side, in order to avoid CWE-602. Attackers can bypass the client-side checks by modifying values after the checks have been performed, or by changing the client to remove the client-side checks entirely. Then, these modified values would be submitted to the server.
Architecture and DesignUse a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using the ESAPI Encoding control [REF-45] or a similar tool, library, or framework. These will help the programmer encode outputs in a manner less prone to error.
Examples (2)
This example code intends to take the name of a user and list the contents of that user's home directory. It is subject to the first variant of OS command injection.
$userName = $_POST["user"]; $command = 'ls -l /home/' . $userName; system($command);
Bad · PHP
;rm -rf /
Attack
The following simple program accepts a filename as a command line argument and displays the contents of the file back to the user. The program is installed setuid root because it is intended for use as a learning tool to allow system administrators in-training to inspect privileged system files without giving them the ability to modify them or damage the system.
int main(int argc, char** argv) { char cmd[CMD_MAX] = "/usr/bin/cat "; strcat(cmd, argv[1]); system(cmd); }
Bad · C
CVE IDTitleCVSSSeverityPublished
CVE-2022-40176 多款Siemens产品操作系统命令注入漏洞 — Desigo PXM30-1 7.3 -2022-10-11
CVE-2022-3275 Puppetlabs-apt Command Injection — puppetlabs-apt 8.4 High2022-10-07
CVE-2022-3276 Puppetlabs-mysql Command Injection — puppetlabs-mysql 8.4 High2022-10-07
CVE-2022-28811 Possible command injection in Car Park Server in Carlo Gavazzi UWP3.0 — UWP 3.0 Monitoring Gateway and Controller 9.8 Critical2022-09-28
CVE-2022-39224 Arbitrary shell execution when extracting or listing files contained in a malicious rpm. — ruby-arr-pm 7.0 High2022-09-21
CVE-2022-3133 OS Command Injection in jgraph/drawio — jgraph/drawio 8.8 -2022-09-09
CVE-2022-34883 OS Command Injection Vulnerability in RAID Manager Storage Replication Adapter — RAID Manager Storage Replication Adapter 7.2 High2022-09-06
CVE-2022-3008 Command Injection on tinygltf — tinygltf 8.1 High2022-09-05
CVE-2022-34374 Dell Container Storage Modules 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — Dell Container Storage Modules 8.8 High2022-08-30
CVE-2022-31232 Dell SmartFabric Storage Software 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — Smart Fabric Storage Software 8.6 High2022-08-30
CVE-2022-37056 D-Link GO-RT-AC750 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — n/a 9.8 -2022-08-28
CVE-2022-20865 Cisco FXOS Software Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco Firepower Extensible Operating System (FXOS) 6.7 Medium2022-08-25
CVE-2022-38132 Command injection vulnerability in Linksys MR8300 router while Registration to DDNS Service. By specifying username and password, an attacker connected to the router's web interface can execute arbitrary OS commands. — MR8300 Router 8.2 High2022-08-23
CVE-2022-1513 Lenovo Pcmanager 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — PCManager 7.3 High2022-08-23
CVE-2022-32572 WWBN AVideo 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — AVideo 8.8 -2022-08-22
CVE-2022-30534 WWBN AVideo 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — AVideo 8.8 -2022-08-22
CVE-2022-35976 Improper KubeConfig handling allows arbitrary code execution — vscode-gitops-tools 5.2 Medium2022-08-18
CVE-2022-35975 Improper object validation allows for arbitrary code execution in GitOps Tools Extension for VSCode — vscode-gitops-tools 9.0 Critical2022-08-18
CVE-2022-1410 Remote Code Execution in Device42 ApplianceManager console — CMDB 8.0 High2022-08-16
CVE-2022-36309 Airspan AirVelocity 1500 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — AirVelocity 9.8 -2022-08-16
CVE-2022-2314 VR Calendar < 2.3.2 - Unauthenticated Arbitrary Function Call — VR Calendar 9.8 -2022-08-15
CVE-2022-22140 TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — LinkHub Mesh Wifi 9.8 -2022-08-05
CVE-2022-21178 TCL LinkHub Mesh Wi-Fi 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — LinkHub Mesh Wifi 9.8 -2022-08-05
CVE-2022-25168 Command injection in org.apache.hadoop.fs.FileUtil.unTarUsingTar — Apache Hadoop 9.8 -2022-08-04
CVE-2022-27616 Synology DiskStation Manager 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2 High2022-08-03
CVE-2022-22684 Synology DiskStation Manager 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2 High2022-07-28
CVE-2022-2550 OS Command Injection in hestiacp/hestiacp — hestiacp/hestiacp 9.8 -2022-07-27
CVE-2022-33923 Dell EMC PowerStore 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — PowerStore 6.4 Medium2022-07-20
CVE-2022-22555 Dell EMC PowerStore 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — PowerStore 6.0 Medium2022-07-20
CVE-2022-2488 WAVLINK WN535K2/WN535K3 touchlist_sync.cgi os command injection — WN535K2 8.0 High2022-07-20

Vulnerabilities classified as CWE-78 (OS命令中使用的特殊元素转义处理不恰当(OS命令注入)) represent 2740 CVEs. The CWE taxonomy describes the weakness; review individual CVEs for product-specific impact.