# CVE-2023-3975: OS Command Injection in jgraph/drawio

> Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on the server hosting drawio, potentially compromising the underlying system.

- **Severity:** High 8.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v966-93rm-v9qx

## What is CVE-2023-3975?

CVE-2023-3975 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in jgraph/drawio, published on 27 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

OS Command Injection in GitHub repository jgraph/drawio prior to 21.5.0.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3975?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Diagrams Drawio.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3975?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3975 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3975 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3975 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in jgraph/drawio

- [CVE-2023-3973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3973/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Reflected in jgraph/drawio (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2023-3974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3974/): OS Command Injection in jgraph/drawio (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-2014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-2014/): Code Injection in jgraph/drawio (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-1575](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1575/): Arbitrary Code Execution through Sanitizer Bypass in jgraph/drawio (critical 9.6)
- [CVE-2022-1727](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-1727/): Improper Input Validation in jgraph/drawio (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3975 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3975 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in jgraph/drawio, published on 27 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-3975 exists.

Affected product: jgraph/drawio. 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-2023-3975/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3975/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3975
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3975
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3975

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3975/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.