Latest Smartbedded Meteobridge vulnerability: CVE-2025-4008 #

Smartbedded has disclosed a command injection vulnerability in the management web interface endpoint /public/template.cgi of its Meteobridge. This flaw is the result of improper neutralization of the user-supplied query string being parsed and used unsanitized in an eval call. Successful exploitation allows a remote (adjacent), unauthenticated adversary to execute arbitrary commands with the elevated privileges of the root user on affected devices. This vulnerability has been designated CVE-2025-4008 and has been rated high with a CVSS score of 8.8. There is evidence that this vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

The following versions are affected

  • Meteobridge versions prior to 6.2

What is the impact? #

Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities would allow an adversary to execute arbitrary commands on the vulnerable host, potentially leading to complete system compromise.

Are updates or workarounds available? #

Users are encouraged to update to the latest version as quickly as possible:

  • Meteobridge upgrade to version 6.2 or later

    How to find potentially vulnerable systems with runZero #

    From the Service inventory, use the following query to locate potentially vulnerable assets:

    _asset.protocol:http AND protocol:http AND http.head.wwwAuthenticate:="Basic realm=%MeteoBridge%"

    Written by Matthew Kienow

    Matthew Kienow is a software engineer and security researcher. Matthew previously worked on the Recog recognition framework, AttackerKB as well as Metasploit's MSF 5 APIs. He has also designed, built, and successfully deployed many secure software solutions; however, often he enjoys breaking them instead. He has presented his research at various security conferences including DerbyCon, Hack In Paris, and CarolinaCon. His research has been cited by CSO, Threatpost and SC Magazine.

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