CVE-2023-36609 Code injection in TBox LT2

High 7.2 Published Updated

An attacker can push malicious scripts via a local OpenVPN server to execute code with root privileges on TBox RTUs.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-36609?

CVE-2023-36609 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Ovarro TBox LT2, published on 3 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The affected TBox RTUs run OpenVPN with root privileges and can run user defined configuration scripts. An attacker could set up a local OpenVPN server and push a malicious script onto the TBox host to acquire root privileges.

Weakness: CWE-829

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36609?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Ovarro Tbox Lt2 Firmware, Ovarro Tbox Ms-Cpu32-S2 Firmware, Ovarro Tbox Ms-Cpu32 Firmware, Ovarro Tbox Rm2 Firmware, Ovarro Tbox Tg2 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-36609?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36609 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-2023-36609 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36609 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7cxv-6x8v-9gmq.

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