CVE-2010-5330: Ubiquiti AirOS Command Injection Vulnerability

CVE-2010-5330 · Severity: critical · CVSS 9.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-04-15

A command injection vulnerability exists in Ubiquiti AirOS devices via the 'ifname' variable in GET requests to stainfo.cgi. Lack of proper sanitization for shell metacharacters allows unauthenticated remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the device.

Vendors: Ubiquiti.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2010-5330 exploited in the wild?
Yes. CVE-2010-5330 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 15 April 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2010-5330?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 9.8, published 15 April 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Ubiquiti AirOS (802.11 ISP products) < 4.0.1; Ubiquiti AirOS (AirMax ISP products) < 5.3.5; Ubiquiti AirOS (AirSync firmware) < 5.4.5; Ubiquiti Nanostation5.
Is there a fix for CVE-2010-5330?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2010-5330 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2010-5330?
Check whether you run Ubiquiti airOS. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Affected products

  • Ubiquiti AirOS (802.11 ISP products) < 4.0.1
  • Ubiquiti AirOS (AirMax ISP products) < 5.3.5
  • Ubiquiti AirOS (AirSync firmware) < 5.4.5
  • Ubiquiti Nanostation5

Timeline

  • 2010-06-30: disclosed: Exploit-DB entry 14146 published
  • 2019-06-11: disclosed: NVD Published Date
  • 2022-04-15: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
  • 2022-04-15: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild by CISA

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