# CVE-2023-44853: Code injection in n/a

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code on Cobham SAILOR VSAT Ku terminals via a crafted script, requiring immediate attention from maritime and satellite communication operators.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mxfm-h964-mj56

## What is CVE-2023-44853?

CVE-2023-44853 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2024. 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

\An issue was discovered in Cobham SAILOR VSAT Ku v.164B019, allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the sub_219C4 function in the acu_web file.

Weakness: CWE-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44853?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cobham Sailor 600 Vsat Ku Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44853?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44853 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44853 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-44853 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-44852](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44852/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (high 8.2)
- [CVE-2023-44857](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44857/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-44855](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44855/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-44854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44854/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2023-44856](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44856/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44853 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44853 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Apr 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-44853 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-44853/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44853/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44853
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44853
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44853

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44853/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.