# CVE-2023-38125: Softing edgeAggregator Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> Remote attackers with authentication can execute arbitrary code as root due to missing Content Security Policy headers in the web server configuration.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/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:** 3 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8wcr-jrjm-3q6f

## What is CVE-2023-38125?

CVE-2023-38125 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing edgeAggregator, published on 3 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Softing edgeAggregator Permissive Cross-domain Policy with Untrusted Domains Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Softing edgeAggregator. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the web server. The issue results from the lack of appropriate Content Security Policy headers. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-20542.

Weakness: CWE-942 (Permissive Cross-domain Security Policy with Untrusted Domains)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38125?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Softing Edgeaggregator, Softing Edgeconnector, Softing Secure Integration Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38125?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38125 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38125 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Softing edgeAggregator

- [CVE-2022-2336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2336/): Softing Secure Integration Server Improper Authentication (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-27335](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27335/): Softing edgeAggregator Client Cross-Site Scripting Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-0860](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0860/): Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information in Softing edgeConnector and edgeAggregator (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-27334](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27334/): Softing edgeConnector Siemens ConditionRefresh Resource Exhaustion Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-27336](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27336/): Softing edgeConnector Siemens OPC UA Server Null Pointer Dereference Denial-of-Service Vulnerability (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38125 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38125 is a high-severity vulnerability in Softing edgeAggregator, published on 3 May 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38125 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Softing edgeAggregator. 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-2023-38125/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38125/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38125
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38125
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38125

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38125/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.