CVE-2023-2573 Authenticated Command Injection

High 8.8 Published Updated

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.

Weakness: CWE-77, CWE-78

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.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cqg-75m4-9cvf.

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