# CVE-2023-40289: Command injection in n/a

> Attackers with BMC admin privileges can exploit command injection to elevate privileges on Supermicro X11 series devices.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/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:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Mar 2024
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-92q8-mrj6-9v42

## What is CVE-2023-40289?

CVE-2023-40289 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection issue was discovered on Supermicro X11SSM-F, X11SAE-F, and X11SSE-F 1.66 devices. An attacker can exploit this to elevate privileges from a user with BMC administrative privileges.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40289?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Supermicro X11sae-F Firmware, Supermicro X11sse-F Firmware, Supermicro X11ssm-F Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40289?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40289 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40289 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- Exploit for CVE-2023-40289, a command injection vulnerability in several Baseband Management Controllers (BMC) by with firmware by ATEN (github_poc): https://github.com/s-hamann/CVE-2023-40289

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-40284](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40284/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-40286](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40286/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-40287](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40287/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-40288](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40288/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2023-40290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40290/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40289 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40289 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Mar 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40289 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-40289/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40289/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40289
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40289
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40289

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40289/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.