# CVE-2023-3313: Command injection in Enterprise Security Manager

> An unauthorized user can execute arbitrary system commands and escalate privileges via OS command injection in the ESM certificate API.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 22 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jw47-p4mw-r42h

## What is CVE-2023-3313?

CVE-2023-3313 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager, published on 3 Jul 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An OS common injection vulnerability exists in the ESM certificate API, whereby incorrectly neutralized special elements may have allowed an unauthorized user to execute system command injection for the purpose of privilege escalation or to execute arbitrary commands.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3313?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Trellix Enterprise Security Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager

- [CVE-2024-11482](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11482/): Command injection in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-6071](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6071/): Command injection in ESM (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-11481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-11481/): Path traversal in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2023-3314](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3314/): Command injection in Enterprise Security Manager (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-6070](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6070/): Server-side request forgery in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager (ESM) (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3313 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3313 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Trellix Enterprise Security Manager, published on 3 Jul 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-2023-3313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Trellix Enterprise Security Manager. 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-2023-3313/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3313/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3313
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3313
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3313

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3313/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.