CVE-2023-28832 Command injection in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712

High 7.2 Published Updated

An authenticated privileged attacker can execute arbitrary code with root privileges via command injection in the web management interface.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-28832?

CVE-2023-28832 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712, published on 9 May 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC712 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1), SIMATIC Cloud Connect 7 CC716 (All versions >= V2.0 < V2.1). The web based management of affected devices does not properly validate user input, making it susceptible to command injection. This could allow an authenticated privileged remote attacker to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28832?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Siemens 6gk1411-1ac00 Firmware, Siemens 6gk1411-5ac00 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-28832?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28832 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-2023-28832 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28832 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-p96q-9p2w-4j2c.

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