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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 4008

4008 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-Repudiation Execute 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 Design If at all possible, use library calls rather than external processes to recreate the desired functionality.
Architecture and Design, Operation Run 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 Design For 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 Design For 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 Design Use 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 ID Title CVSS Severity Published
CVE-2021-1538 Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco Common Services Platform Collector Software 4.7 Medium 2021-06-04
CVE-2021-20026 SonicWall NSM On-Prem 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — SonicWall NSM On-Prem 8.8 - 2021-05-27
CVE-2021-1487 Cisco Prime Infrastructure and Cisco Evolved Programmable Network Manager Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco Prime Infrastructure 8.8 High 2021-05-22
CVE-2021-1560 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities — Cisco DNA Spaces Connector 6.5 Medium 2021-05-22
CVE-2021-1559 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Command Injection Vulnerabilities — Cisco DNA Spaces Connector 6.5 Medium 2021-05-22
CVE-2021-1558 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities — Cisco DNA Spaces Connector 6.0 Medium 2021-05-22
CVE-2021-1557 Cisco DNA Spaces Connector Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities — Cisco DNA Spaces Connector 6.0 Medium 2021-05-22
CVE-2021-1421 Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco Enterprise NFV Infrastructure Software 7.8 High 2021-05-06
CVE-2021-1498 Cisco HyperFlex HX Command Injection Vulnerabilities — Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform 9.8 Critical 2021-05-06
CVE-2021-1497 Cisco HyperFlex HX Command Injection Vulnerabilities — Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform 9.8 Critical 2021-05-06
CVE-2021-21550 DELL EMC PowerScale 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — PowerScale OneFS 6.0 Medium 2021-05-06
CVE-2021-21527 Dell Technologies Dell PowerScale OneFS 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — PowerScale OneFS 6.0 Medium 2021-05-06
CVE-2021-21530 Dell OpenManage Enterprise 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — OpenManage Enterprise 8.3 High 2021-04-30
CVE-2021-1476 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software and Firepower Threat Defense Software Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software 6.7 Medium 2021-04-29
CVE-2021-21414 Command injection vulnerability in @prisma/sdk in getPackedPackage function — prisma 7.7 High 2021-04-29
CVE-2021-30166 MERIT LILIN ENT.CO.,LTD. P2/Z2/P3/Z3 IP camera - Command Injection — P2/Z2/P3/Z3 IP camera firmware 7.2 High 2021-04-28
CVE-2020-7034 Command injection in Avaya Session Border Controller for Enterprise — Session Border Controller for Enterprise 7.2 High 2021-04-23
CVE-2021-21526 Dell Technologies Dell PowerScale OneFS 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — PowerScale OneFS 6.0 Medium 2021-04-20
CVE-2021-20991 Fibaro Home Center Authenticated remote command execution — Fibaro Home Center 9.8 Critical 2021-04-19
CVE-2021-27252 Netgear NETGEAR R7800 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — R7800 8.8 - 2021-04-14
CVE-2021-27249 D-Link DAP-2020 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — DAP-2020 8.8 - 2021-04-14
CVE-2021-28204 ASUS BMC's firmware: command injection - Modify user’s information function — BMC firmware for Z10PR-D16 7.2 High 2021-04-06
CVE-2021-28203 ASUS BMC's firmware: command injection - Web Set Media Image function — BMC firmware for Z10PR-D16 7.2 High 2021-04-06
CVE-2021-29083 Synology DiskStation Manager 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — Synology DiskStation Manager (DSM) 7.2 High 2021-04-01
CVE-2021-21412 [thi.ng/egf] Potential arbitrary code execution of `#gpg`-tagged property values — egf 6.4 Medium 2021-03-30
CVE-2021-27273 NETGEAR ProSAFE Network Management System 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — ProSAFE Network Management System 8.8 - 2021-03-29
CVE-2020-1946 Apache SpamAssassin has an OS Command Injection vulnerability — Apache SpamAssassin 7.2 - 2021-03-25
CVE-2021-1452 Cisco IOS XE ROM Monitor Software for Cisco Industrial Switches OS Command Injection Vulnerability — Cisco IOS XE ROMMON Software 6.8 Medium 2021-03-24
CVE-2021-1441 Cisco IOS XE Software Hardware Initialization Routines Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability — Cisco IOS XE Software 6.7 Medium 2021-03-24
CVE-2021-20017 Sonicwall SMA100 操作系统命令注入漏洞 — SMA100 8.8 - 2021-03-13

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 4008 CVEs. The CWE taxonomy describes the weakness; review individual CVEs for product-specific impact.