CVE-2023-30856 eDEX-UI cross-site websocket hijacking vulnerability enables remote command execution
A malicious website can hijack the internal websocket to execute arbitrary shell commands on the user's machine.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-30856?
CVE-2023-30856 is a high-severity vulnerability in GitSquared edex-ui, published on 28 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
eDEX-UI is a science fiction terminal emulator. Versions 2.2.8 and prior are vulnerable to cross-site websocket hijacking. When running eDEX-UI and browsing the web, a malicious website can connect to eDEX's internal terminal control websocket, and send arbitrary commands to the shell. The project has been archived since 2021, and as of time of publication there are no plans to patch this issue and release a new version. Some workarounds are available, including shutting down eDEX-UI when browsing the web and ensuring the eDEX terminal runs with lowest possible privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30856?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Edex-Ui Project Edex-Ui.
How do I fix CVE-2023-30856?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30856 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-30856 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-30856 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q8xc-f2wf-ffh9.