# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6r2j-jrx3-5vmx

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44304?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44305/): Memory corruption in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2024-24908](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24908/): Path traversal in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS) (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-44306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44306/): Path traversal in Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2024-37135](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-37135/): Information disclosure in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS) (low 3.3)
- [CVE-2024-22460](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22460/): Deserialization in Data Manager Appliance Software (DMAS) (low 2.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44304 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44304 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerProtect Data Manager DM5500 Appliance. 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-2023-44304/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44304/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44304
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44304
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44304

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44304/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.