# CVE-2023-38027: SpotCam Co., Ltd. SpotCam Sense - Command Injection

> Remote unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands via a hidden Telnet function in SpotCam Sense cameras.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xvj2-9xh2-gvhq

## What is CVE-2023-38027?

CVE-2023-38027 is a critical command injection vulnerability in SpotCam Sense, published on 28 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

SpotCam Co., Ltd. SpotCam Sense’s hidden Telnet function has a vulnerability of OS command injection. An remote unauthenticated attacker can exploit this vulnerability to execute command injection attack to perform arbitrary system commands or disrupt service.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38027?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Myspotcam Sense Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38027?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38027 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38027 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38027 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38027 is a critical command injection vulnerability in SpotCam Sense, published on 28 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38027 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: SpotCam Sense. 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-2023-38027/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38027/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38027
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38027
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38027

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38027/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.