Description
Remote code execution is a vulnerability that can allow an attacker to remotely execute commands.
An RCE vulnerability can lead to loss of control over the system or its individual components, as well as theft of sensitive data.
Bussines Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute any code of his choice on a remote machine via the Internet. An attacker would gain full access to the servers and could herm the website significantly.
Recommendation
To prevent this vulnerability from occurring in the future, make sure that the end-user does not have the option to write directly to the system, such as writing to files/terminals, etc.
In addition, Always check the input of the user who arrives and verify that this is not malicious code.
In addition, check the input of the user who arrives and verify that this is not malicious code.
More Details
In order to reduce the number of vulnerabilities in your environment, it’s recommended to patch and update all of your software.
Attackers almost always hold a list of the most recently known vulnerabilities and happily exploit them.
