# CVE-2022-2323: Command injection in SonicWall Switch

> An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the host system via improper input neutralization in SonicWall Switch devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 29 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4q8-v75r-2c9v

## What is CVE-2022-2323?

CVE-2022-2323 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicWall Switch, published on 29 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a user input allows an authenticated malicious user to perform remote code execution in the host system. This vulnerability impacts SonicWall Switch 1.1.1.0-2s and earlier versions

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2323?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Sonicwall Sws12-10fpoe Firmware, Sonicwall Sws12-8 Firmware, Sonicwall Sws12-8poe Firmware, Sonicwall Sws14-24 Firmware, Sonicwall Sws14-24fpoe Firmware, Sonicwall Sws14-48 Firmware, Sonicwall Sws14-48fpoe Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-2323?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2323 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-2323 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-2323 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-2323 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in SonicWall Switch, published on 29 Jul 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2323 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SonicWall Switch. 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-2022-2323/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2323/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-2323
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2323
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-2323

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2323/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.