CVE-2023-44291 Command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance
Remote attackers with high privileges can execute arbitrary OS commands on Dell PowerProtect Data Manager appliances, potentially taking over the system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44291?
CVE-2023-44291 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance, published on 4 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell DM5500 5.14.0.0 contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the appliance. A remote attacker with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to the execution of arbitrary OS commands on the underlying OS, with the privileges of the vulnerable application. Exploitation may lead to a system take over by an attacker.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44291?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Powerprotect Data Manager Dm5500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44291?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44291 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-2023-44291 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44291 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gf6r-2pjx-7jxv.