# CVE-2023-0093: Command injection in Advanced Server Access

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands by phishing users into entering malicious URLs during enrollment in the Okta Advanced Server Access Client.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Mar 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vm8m-8vm4-x33v

## What is CVE-2023-0093?

CVE-2023-0093 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Okta Advanced Server Access, published on 6 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Okta Advanced Server Access Client versions 1.13.1 through 1.65.0 are vulnerable to command injection due to the third party library webbrowser. An outdated library, webbrowser, used by the ASA client was found to be vulnerable to command injection. To exploit this issue, an attacker would need to phish the user to enter an attacker controlled server URL during enrollment.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0093?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Okta Advanced Server Access.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-0093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-0093 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Okta Advanced Server Access

- [CVE-2022-1030](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1030/): Command injection in Advanced Server Access Client (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-0093 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-0093 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Okta Advanced Server Access, published on 6 Mar 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0093 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Okta Advanced Server Access. 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-2023-0093/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0093/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0093
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0093
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0093

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0093/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.