# CVE-2023-25953: Code injection in Drive Explorer for macOS

> An attacker with local access can inject arbitrary code into Drive Explorer for macOS, potentially reading or writing arbitrary files.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 May 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2xvg-5jxp-pccg

## What is CVE-2023-25953?

CVE-2023-25953 is a critical code injection vulnerability in WORKS MOBILE Japan Corp. Drive Explorer for macOS, published on 23 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Code injection vulnerability in Drive Explorer for macOS versions 3.5.4 and earlier allows an attacker who can login to the client where the affected product is installed to inject arbitrary code while processing the product execution. Since a full disk access privilege is required to execute LINE WORKS Drive Explorer, the attacker may be able to read and/or write to arbitrary files without the access privileges.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-25953?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Worksmobile Drive Explorer.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-25953?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-25953 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-25953 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-25953 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-25953 is a critical code injection vulnerability in WORKS MOBILE Japan Corp. Drive Explorer for macOS, published on 23 May 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-25953 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: WORKS MOBILE Japan Corp. Drive Explorer for macOS. 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-2023-25953/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25953/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-25953
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25953
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-25953

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25953/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.