# CVE-2023-3218: Race Condition within a Thread in it-novum/openitcockpit

> A race condition in OpenITCockpit allows attackers to exploit thread synchronization flaws, potentially leading to undefined behavior or security bypasses.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 3 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-vjvq-rcqj-pwvp

## What is CVE-2023-3218?

CVE-2023-3218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in it-novum/openitcockpit, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Race Condition within a Thread in GitHub repository it-novum/openitcockpit prior to 4.6.5.

Weakness: CWE-366 (Race Condition within a Thread)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3218?

It affects 1 product.


Products: It-Novum Openitcockpit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3218?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3218 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3218 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in it-novum/openitcockpit

- [CVE-2020-10789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10789/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15490/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-15494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-15494/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-10788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-10788/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2026-24893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24893/): openITCOCKPIT has Authenticated Command Injection Leading to Remote Code Execution via Host Address Macro Expansion (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3218 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3218 is a medium-severity vulnerability in it-novum/openitcockpit, published on 13 Jun 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3218 exists.

Affected product: it-novum/openitcockpit. 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-2023-3218/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3218/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3218
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3218
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3218

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3218/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.