# CVE-2023-22371: Command injection in MilesightVPN

> An attacker can execute arbitrary commands on Milesight VPN servers by sending a specially crafted network request to the private key creation function.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x4wh-ccmq-r3hv

## What is CVE-2023-22371?

CVE-2023-22371 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in MilesightVPN, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An os command injection vulnerability exists in the liburvpn.so create_private_key functionality of Milesight VPN v2.0.2. A specially-crafted network request can lead to command execution. An attacker can send a malicious packet to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command), CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22371?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Milesight Milesightvpn.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22371?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22371 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22371 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-22371 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in MilesightVPN

- [CVE-2023-23907](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23907/): Path traversal in MilesightVPN (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-22319](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22319/): SQL injection in MilesightVPN (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-22844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22844/): Auth bypass in MilesightVPN (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-24496](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24496/): Cross-site scripting in MilesightVPN (medium 4.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22371 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22371 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in MilesightVPN, published on 6 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-22371 exists.

Affected product: MilesightVPN. 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-2023-22371/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22371/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22371
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22371
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22371

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22371/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.