CVE-2023-31493 Code injection in n/a

Medium 6.6 Published Updated

Attackers can execute arbitrary code and escalate privileges by creating malicious PHP log files in ZoneMinder.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-31493?

CVE-2023-31493 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Zoneminder Zoneminder, published on 15 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

RCE (Remote Code Execution) exists in ZoneMinder through 1.36.33 as an attacker can create a new .php log file in language folder, while executing a crafted payload and escalate privileges allowing execution of any commands on the remote system.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31493?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Zoneminder Zoneminder.

How do I fix CVE-2023-31493?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31493 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-31493 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-31493 exists.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2023-31493, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31493.

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