# CVE-2023-36486: Command injection in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands on the ILIAS server by uploading a workflow definition file with a malicious filename.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 25 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9w73-mrh2-35pj

## What is CVE-2023-36486?

CVE-2023-36486 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The workflow-engine of ILIAS before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary system commands on the application server as the application user by uploading a workflow definition file with a malicious filename.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36486?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ilias Ilias.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-36486?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36486 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-36486 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36486 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-36487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36487/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-45869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-45869/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (critical 9.0)
- [CVE-2022-45915](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-45915/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-23996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-23996/): Path traversal in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-25268](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-25268/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-36486 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-36486 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36486 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-2023-36486/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36486/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-36486
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36486
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-36486

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36486/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.