CVE-2023-43799 The Altair Desktop Client Does Not Sanitize External URLs before passing them to the underlying system
Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on the host system via unsanitized external URLs in the Altair GraphQL Desktop Client.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-43799?
CVE-2023-43799 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in altair-graphql altair, published on 4 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Altair is a GraphQL Client. Prior to version 5.2.5, the Altair GraphQL Client Desktop Application does not sanitize external URLs before passing them to the underlying system. Moreover, Altair GraphQL Client also does not isolate the context of the renderer process. This affects versions of the software running on MacOS, Windows, and Linux. Version 5.2.5 fixes this issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43799?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Altairgraphql Altair.
How do I fix CVE-2023-43799?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-43799 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2023-43799 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-43799 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9m5v-vrf6-fmvm.