# CVE-2023-37198: Code injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert

> An admin user can achieve remote code execution by uploading or tampering with install packages in StruxureWare Data Center Expert.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8x4r-qjgj-932v

## What is CVE-2023-37198?

CVE-2023-37198 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert , published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

A CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') vulnerability exists that
could cause remote code execution when an admin user on DCE uploads or tampers with install
packages.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-37198?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Schneider-Electric Struxureware Data Center Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-37198?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-37198 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-37198 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert 

- [CVE-2021-22794](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22794/): Path traversal in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2021-22795](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-22795/): Command injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2023-37196](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37196/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-37197](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37197/): SQL injection in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25547/): Missing authorization in StruxureWare Data Center Expert (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-37198 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-37198 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert , published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-37198 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric StruxureWare Data Center Expert . 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-2023-37198/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37198/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37198
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37198
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-37198

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-37198/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.