CVE-2024-7579
Alien Technology ALR-F800 File Name upgrade.cgi popen os command injection
A vulnerability was found in Alien Technology ALR-F800 up to 19.10.24.00. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function popen of the file /var/www/cgi-bin/upgrade.cgi of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument uploadedFile leads to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Alien Technology ALR-F800 File Name upgrade.cgi popen os command injection
A vulnerability was found in Alien Technology ALR-F800 up to 19.10.24.00. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function popen of the file /var/www/cgi-bin/upgrade.cgi of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument uploadedFile leads to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2024-7579- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-48476
A vulnerability was found in Alien Technology ALR-F800 up to 19.10.24.00. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function popen of the file /var/www/cgi-bin/upgrade.cgi of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument uploadedFile leads to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
EUVD-2024-48476- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-g682-677f-3p88
A vulnerability was found in Alien Technology ALR-F800 up to 19.10.24.00. It has been declared as...
A vulnerability was found in Alien Technology ALR-F800 up to 19.10.24.00. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function popen of the file /var/www/cgi-bin/upgrade.cgi of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument uploadedFile leads to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
GHSA-g682-677f-3p88- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was found in Alien Technology ALR-F800 up to 19.10.24.00. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function popen of the file /var/www/cgi-bin/upgrade.cgi of the component File Name Handler. The manipulation of the argument uploadedFile leads to os command injection. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
- Record
CVE-2024-7579- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-7579 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Alien Technology Alr-f800, published August 7, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.38%, the 94th percentile. No source names a fixed version.