# CVE-2023-24841: HGiga MailSherlock - Command Injection

> An authenticated administrator can inject arbitrary system commands via the connection log query function in HGiga MailSherlock.

- **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:** 27 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 19 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6xj9-g6q5-f8xc

## What is CVE-2023-24841?

CVE-2023-24841 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HGiga MailSherlock, published on 27 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

HGiga MailSherlock query function for connection log has a vulnerability of insufficient filtering for user input. An authenticated remote attacker with administrator privilege can exploit this vulnerability to inject and execute arbitrary system commands to perform arbitrary system operation or disrupt service.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-24841?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hgiga Oaklouds Mailsherlock.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-24841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-24841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-24841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in HGiga MailSherlock

- [CVE-2023-24840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24840/): HGiga MailSherlock - SQL Injection (high 7.2)
- [CVE-2023-24839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24839/): HGiga MailSherlock - Reflected XSS (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-24842](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24842/): HGiga MailSherlock - Broken Access Control (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2018-17542](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-17542/): SQL Injection exists in MailSherlock before 1.5.235 for OAKlouds (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-24841 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-24841 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in HGiga MailSherlock, published on 27 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-24841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HGiga MailSherlock. 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-2023-24841/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24841/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-24841
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24841
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-24841

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-24841/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.