CVE-2023-2373 Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X Web Management command injection

High 8.6 Published Updated

Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands via the Web Management Interface, though the vendor disputes this as a vulnerability.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-2373?

CVE-2023-2373 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X, published on 28 Apr 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability was identified in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X up to 2.0.9-hotfix.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Web Management Interface. Such manipulation of the argument ecn-up leads to command injection. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The actual existence of this vulnerability is currently in question. The vendor position is that post-authentication issues are not accepted as vulnerabilities.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-74

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2373?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Ui Edgemax Edgerouter Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-2373?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2373 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-2023-2373 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2373 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m53m-m826-86fg.

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