CVE-2023-44385 Client-Side Request Forgery in Home Assistant iOS/macOS native Apps

High 8.6 Published 19 Oct 2023 Updated 12 Sep 2024

Attackers can trick users into visiting malicious links to trigger arbitrary service calls, potentially leading to remote code execution.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-44385?

CVE-2023-44385 is a high-severity vulnerability in home-assistant core, published on 19 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

The Home Assistant Companion for iOS and macOS app up to version 2023.4 are vulnerable to Client-Side Request Forgery. Attackers may send malicious links/QRs to victims that, when visited, will make the victim to call arbitrary services in their Home Assistant installation. Combined with this security advisory, may result in full compromise and remote code execution (RCE). Version 2023.7 addresses this issue and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. This issue is also tracked as GitHub Security Lab (GHSL) Vulnerability Report: GHSL-2023-161.

Weakness: CWE-352

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44385?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Home-Assistant Home Assistant Companion.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44385?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44385 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-44385 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44385 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h2jp-7grc-9xpp.