# CVE-2023-3697: A Command injection vulnerability was found on Printer service of ADM

> Remote unauthorized attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in the Printer service to create files outside the intended directory structure.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q59p-j22c-xqrw

## What is CVE-2023-3697?

CVE-2023-3697 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ASUSTOR ADM, published on 17 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Printer service fails to adequately handle user input, allowing an remote unauthorized users to navigate beyond the intended directory structure and create files. Affected products and versions include: ADM 4.0.6.RIS1, 4.1.0 and below as well as ADM 4.2.2.RI61 and below.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3697?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Asustor Data Master.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3697?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3697 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3697 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in ASUSTOR ADM

- [CVE-2018-12313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-12313/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2026-24936](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24936/): An improper input validation vulnerability was found in ADM while joining a AD Domain. (critical 9.5)
- [CVE-2026-6644](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-6644/): A command injection vulnerability was found in the PPTP VPN Clients on the ADM (critical 9.4)
- [CVE-2026-3179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-3179/): A path traversal vulnerability was found in the FTP Backup on the ADM. (critical 9.2)
- [CVE-2026-24932](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24932/): An improper certificate validation vulnerability was found in ADM while updating the DDNS settings. (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3697 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3697 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in ASUSTOR ADM, published on 17 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3697 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ASUSTOR ADM. 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-2023-3697/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3697/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3697
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3697
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3697

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3697/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.