# CVE-2018-1000042: Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.3.0 through 1.6.7 contains a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Com

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-02-09 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Security Onion Solutions Squert version 1.3.0 through 1.6.7 contains a CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command (OS Command Injection) vulnerability in .inc/callback.php that can result in execution of OS Commands. This attack appear to be exploitable via Web request to .inc/callback.php with the payload in the data or obj parameters, used in autocat(). This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.7.0.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://blog.securityonion.net/2018/01/security-advisory-for-squert.html

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