CVE-2023-23596 Command injection in n/a
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands via crafted input in the access list creation feature of NGINX Proxy Manager.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-23596?
CVE-2023-23596 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
jc21 NGINX Proxy Manager through 2.9.19 allows OS command injection. When creating an access list, the backend builds an htpasswd file with crafted username and/or password input that is concatenated without any validation, and is directly passed to the exec command, potentially allowing an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-23596?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Jc21 Nginx Proxy Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2023-23596?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-23596 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-23596 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-23596 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xmr7-w962-g66m.