OpenRepeater 2.1: When Your Radio’s Command is Just a Curl Away!

Discover the comedic genius of OpenRepeater 2.1’s OS command injection! Just when you thought your radio repeater was safe, you find it moonlighting as a command line stand-up comedian. Vulnerability CVE-2019-25024 invites you to send a simple POST request and watch it perform the ‘id’ trick. Now that’s what we call a punchline!

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Hot Take:

Well, folks, it seems like OpenRepeater is serving up more than just radio signals—it’s also broadcasting vulnerabilities! Looks like some developers forgot to put the “secure” in “open source.” Maybe they were too busy tuning into their favorite stations?

Key Points:

  • OpenRepeater version 2.1 is vulnerable to OS command injection attacks.
  • The vulnerability is linked to the AJAX system functions in the software.
  • A proof of concept (PoC) shows how attackers can exploit this flaw to execute arbitrary commands.
  • The vulnerability is identified by CVE-2019-25024.
  • Users are advised to update to version 2.2 or later to patch this issue.

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