# CVE-2012-5693: Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) before 0.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-03 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Bulb Security Smartphone Pentest Framework (SPF) before 0.1.3 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ipAddressTB parameter to (1) remoteAttack.pl or (2) guessPassword.pl in frameworkgui/; the filename parameter to (3) CSAttack.pl or (4) SEAttack.pl in frameworkgui/; the phNo2Attack parameter to (5) CSAttack.pl or (6) SEAttack.pl in frameworkgui/; the (7) platformDD2 parameter to frameworkgui/SEAttack.pl; the (8) agentURLPath or (9) agentControlKey parameter to frameworkgui/attach2agents.pl; or the (10) controlKey parameter to frameworkgui/attachMobileModem.pl. NOTE: The hostingPath parameter to CSAttack.pl and SEAttack.pl vectors and the appURLPath parameter to attachMobileModem.pl vector are covered by CVE-2012-5878.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23123

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