CVE-2023-40612 Authenticated XXE Injection Via The File Editor
Authenticated attackers with filesystem editor privileges can exploit XXE in the file editor to read sensitive data or execute code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-40612?
CVE-2023-40612 is a medium-severity vulnerability in The OpenNMS Group Horizon, published on 23 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In OpenMNS Horizon 31.0.8 and versions earlier than 32.0.2, the file editor which is accessible to any user with ROLE_FILESYSTEM_EDITOR privileges is vulnerable to XXE injection attacks. The solution is to upgrade to Meridian 2023.1.5 or Horizon 32.0.2 or newer. Meridian and Horizon installation instructions state that they are intended for installation within an organization's private networks and should not be directly accessible from the Internet. OpenNMS thanks Erik Wynter for reporting this issue.
Weakness: CWE-91
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40612?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Opennms Horizon, Opennms Meridian.
How do I fix CVE-2023-40612?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40612 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-40612 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40612 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The OpenNMS Group Horizon
- CVE-2021-25931 Cross-Site Request Forgery in OpenNMS Horizon
- CVE-2021-3396 OpenNMS Horizon RCE via JEXL2 expression
- CVE-2023-0872 ROLE_REST can be used to escalate to ROLE_ADMIN via /rest/users
- CVE-2023-0870 Form Can Be Manipulated with Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
- CVE-2020-11886 SQL injection in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cjq5-2j3x-jvm9.