CVE-2023-27917 Command injection in CONPROSYS IoT Gateway products

High 8.8 Published Updated

Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands with root privileges via the Network Maintenance page in CONPROSYS IoT Gateways.

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-2023-27917?

CVE-2023-27917 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Contec CO.,LTD. CONPROSYS IoT Gateway products, published on 11 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

OS command injection vulnerability in CONPROSYS IoT Gateway products allows a remote authenticated attacker who can access Network Maintenance page to execute arbitrary OS commands with a root privilege. The affected products and versions are as follows: M2M Gateway with the firmware Ver.3.7.10 and earlier (CPS-MG341-ADSC1-111, CPS-MG341-ADSC1-931, CPS-MG341G-ADSC1-111, CPS-MG341G-ADSC1-930, and CPS-MG341G5-ADSC1-931), M2M Controller Integrated Type with firmware Ver.3.7.6 and earlier versions (CPS-MC341-ADSC1-111, CPS-MC341-ADSC1-931, CPS-MC341-ADSC2-111, CPS-MC341G-ADSC1-110, CPS-MC341Q-ADSC1-111, CPS-MC341-DS1-111, CPS-MC341-DS11-111, CPS-MC341-DS2-911, and CPS-MC341-A1-111), and M2M Controller Configurable Type with firmware Ver.3.8.8 and earlier versions (CPS-MCS341-DS1-111, CPS-MCS341-DS1-131, CPS-MCS341G-DS1-130, CPS-MCS341G5-DS1-130, and CPS-MCS341Q-DS1-131).

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27917?

It affects 19 products.

Products include Contec Cps-Mc341-A1-111 Firmware, Contec Cps-Mc341-Adsc1-111 Firmware, Contec Cps-Mc341-Adsc1-931 Firmware, Contec Cps-Mc341-Adsc2-111 Firmware, Contec Cps-Mc341-Ds1-111 Firmware, Contec Cps-Mc341-Ds11-111 Firmware and 13 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-27917?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27917 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-2023-27917 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-27917 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-853c-ppxj-xrv8.

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