# CVE-2023-30297: Code injection in n/a

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary code via the monitoring function in N-able Technologies N-central Server.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9fp7-j547-j84v

## What is CVE-2023-30297?

CVE-2023-30297 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue found in N-able Technologies N-central Server before 2023.4 allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary code via the monitoring function of the server.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30297?

It affects 1 product.


Products: N-Able N-Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-30297?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30297 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-30297 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2026-86218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86218/): N-able N-central Static Code Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-8875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8875/): N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-8876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8876/): N-able N-Central Command Injection (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-18577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18577/): N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-18556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18556/): N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-30297 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-30297 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Aug 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-2023-30297 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-30297/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30297/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30297
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30297
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30297

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30297/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.