CVE-2022-38715Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Authenticated command execution via active shell.cgi debug API

Published Jan 26, 2023 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Active debug code in Siretta QUARTZ-GOLD G5.0.1.5-210720-141020 allows remote authenticated users to execute shell commands. The httpd wo_shell handler passes the shell.cgi command parameter directly to _execute_command and returns command output in the HTTP response. High-privilege HTTP Basic credentials and the correct transaction identifier are required, after which commands run with the router web server's privileges.

CVSS severity8.8
High
EPSS probability3.70%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Active debug code in Siretta QUARTZ-GOLD G5.0.1.5-210720-141020 allows remote authenticated users to execute shell commands. The httpd wo_shell handler passes the shell.cgi command parameter directly to _execute_command and returns command output in the HTTP response. High-privilege HTTP Basic credentials and the correct transaction identifier are required, after which commands run with the router web server's privileges.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-38715
Published
Jan 26, 2023
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Siretta
Product
QUARTZ-GOLD Firmware
Classifications
CWE-489, T1059.004
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 26, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=g5.0.1.5-210720-141020

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Siretta · QUARTZ-GOLD Firmwareversion=g5.0.1.5-210720-141020
Siretta · QUARTZ-GOLDversion=G5.0.1.5-210720-141020

Published CVSS scores

8.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.2Cisco TalosCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-489Leftover Debug Code
T1059.004Command and Scripting Interpreter Unix Shell

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Technologies

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