# CVE-2010-3583: Command injection in n/a

> Remote authenticated users can execute arbitrary OS commands via XML-RPC in Oracle VM, leading to full system compromise.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2010
- **Updated:** 7 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-97jq-93xr-g8h2

## What is CVE-2010-3583?

CVE-2010-3583 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Unspecified vulnerability in the OracleVM component in Oracle VM 2.2.1 allows remote authenticated users to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability via unknown vectors related to ovs-agent. NOTE: the previous information was obtained from the October 2010 CPU. Oracle has not commented on claims from a third party researcher that this is related to the exposure of multiple unspecified functions through XML-RPC that allow execution of arbitrary OS commands.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-3583?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Oracle Vm.

## How do I fix CVE-2010-3583?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-3583 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2010-3583 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2010-3582](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3582/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2010-3585](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3585/): Other in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2010-3584](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3584/): Information disclosure in n/a (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2010-3583 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2010-3583 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2010. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-3583 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3583/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3583/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2010-3583
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-3583
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2010-3583

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