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CVE-2017-6526

Published: Mar 9, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-287
9.8CRITICAL
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
57.4%
Top 1.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
2 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

An issue was discovered in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13. dnaLIMS is vulnerable to unauthenticated command execution through an improperly protected administrative web shell (cgi-bin/dna/sysAdmin.cgi POST requests).

In plain language

AI Act now

dnaTools dnaLIMS (4-2015s13) has a serious flaw where attackers can run commands without logging in, and typical small businesses using it should treat this as urgent to fix now.

Executive summary

Unauthenticated command execution is possible in dnaTools dnaLIMS 4-2015s13 via an improperly protected administrative web shell (POST requests to cgi-bin/dna/sysAdmin.cgi), enabling remote attackers to run commands on the server.

If affected, business impact
Server takeoverCustomer data exposureOperational downtimeRansomware risk

What to do now

  1. Check whether your dnaTools dnaLIMS installation is version 4-2015s13.
  2. If you are on 4-2015s13, upgrade dnaTools dnaLIMS to a later version as the vendor remediation advises.
  3. If you cannot upgrade immediately, restrict network access so the dnaLIMS web interface/admin endpoints are not reachable from the public internet.
  4. After upgrading or restricting access, verify the vulnerability is no longer reachable and review access logs for suspicious requests to the administrative CGI endpoint (sysAdmin.cgi).
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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-287

Affected Products

dnatools Inc.
dnaTools dnaLIMSOn-prem
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
dnatools
oss-project
dnalimsLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
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Exploitability

2 exploit sources identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96823
securityfocus.com
https://www.shorebreaksecurity.com/blog/product-security-advisory-psa0002-dnalims/
shorebreaksecurity.com
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/41578/
exploit-db.com
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