CVE-2023-44304 Command injection in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance
A remote attacker with low privileges can exploit a command injection flaw to escape the restricted shell and gain root access on Dell DM5500 appliances.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44304?
CVE-2023-44304 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance, published on 4 Dec 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell DM5500 contains a privilege escalation vulnerability in the appliance. A remote attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to escape the restricted shell and gain root access to the appliance.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44304?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dell Dm5500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44304?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44304 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-2023-44304 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44304 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance
- CVE-2023-44305 Memory corruption in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance
- CVE-2024-24908 Path traversal in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS)
- CVE-2023-44306 Path traversal in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance
- CVE-2024-37135 Information disclosure in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS)
- CVE-2024-22460 Deserialization in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6r2j-jrx3-5vmx.