CVE-2023-2573 Authenticated Command Injection
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands on Advantech EKI industrial gateways via the NTP server input field.
- 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-2023-2573?
CVE-2023-2573 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Advantech EKI-1521, published on 8 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Advantech EKI-1524, EKI-1522, EKI-1521 devices through 1.21 are affected by an command injection vulnerability in the NTP server input field, which can be triggered by authenticated users via a crafted POST request.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2573?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Advantech Eki-1521 Firmware, Advantech Eki-1522 Firmware, Advantech Eki-1524 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2573?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2573 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-2023-2573 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-2573 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Advantech EKI-1521
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7cqg-75m4-9cvf.