# CVE-2023-1162: DrayTek Vigor 2960 Web Management Interface mainfunction.cgi command injection

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the password argument in the web interface of unsupported DrayTek Vigor 2960 routers.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-22fh-pc6h-cqp2

## What is CVE-2023-1162?

CVE-2023-1162 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in DrayTek Vigor 2960, published on 3 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in DrayTek Vigor 2960 1.5.1.4/1.5.1.5. Affected is an unknown function of the file mainfunction.cgi of the component Web Management Interface. The manipulation of the argument password leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-222258 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1162?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Draytek Vigor 2960 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1162?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1162 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1162 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in DrayTek Vigor 2960

- [CVE-2023-1163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1163/): DrayTek Vigor 2960 Web Management Interface mainfunction.cgi getSyslogFile path traversal (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1162 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1162 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in DrayTek Vigor 2960, published on 3 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-1162 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: DrayTek Vigor 2960. 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-2023-1162/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1162/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1162
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1162
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1162

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1162/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.