# CVE-2023-22598: Command injection in InRouter 302

> An attacker with privileged access can inject OS commands via configuration files to achieve remote code execution with root privileges on InHand 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:** 12 Jan 2023
- **Updated:** 16 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x3rw-7xfq-v6g9

## What is CVE-2023-22598?

CVE-2023-22598 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in InHand Networks InRouter 302, published on 12 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

InHand Networks InRouter 302, prior to version IR302 V3.5.56, and InRouter 615, prior to version InRouter6XX-S-V2.3.0.r5542, contain vulnerability CWE-78:  Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection'). 

An unauthorized user with privileged access to the local web interface or the cloud account managing the affected devices could push a specially crafted configuration update file to gain root access. This could lead to remote code execution with root privileges.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22598?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Inhandnetworks Inrouter302 Firmware, Inhandnetworks Inrouter615-S Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-22598?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22598 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-22598 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in InHand Networks InRouter 302

- [CVE-2023-22600](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22600/): Missing authorization in InRouter 302 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2023-22601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22601/): Information disclosure in InRouter 302 (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-21809](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21809/): File upload in InRouter302 (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2022-25932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-25932/): Privilege escalation in InRouter302 (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2022-21182](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-21182/): Privilege escalation in InRouter302 (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-22598 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-22598 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in InHand Networks InRouter 302, published on 12 Jan 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22598 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: InHand Networks InRouter 302. 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-2023-22598/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22598/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-22598
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22598
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-22598

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-22598/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.