CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-5998

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The vulnerability in Impero Education Pro before version 5105 relies on the fixed string '-1|AUTHENTICATE\x02PASSWORD' for authentication. A remote attacker can exploit this weakness to execute arbitrary programs via an encrypted command.

Risk Assessment

The risk for the organization includes the possibility of remote system takeover and execution of unauthorized actions, potentially leading to compromise of data confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Impero Education Pro to version 5105 or later, which fixes this vulnerability. Also, restrict network access to the service to trusted hosts only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Impero Education Pro before 5105 relies on the -1|AUTHENTICATE\x02PASSWORD string for authentication, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary programs via an encrypted command.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS