CVE-2023-45161 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction before v20.1 allows arbitrary code execution

What is CVE-2023-45161?

CVE-2023-45161 is a critical code injection vulnerability in 1E Platform, published on 6 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction that is part of the Network product pack available on the 1E Exchange does not properly validate the URL parameter, which allows for a specially crafted input to perform arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM permissions. This instruction only runs on Windows clients.

To remediate this issue download the updated Network product pack from the 1E Exchange and update the 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction to v20.1 by uploading it through the 1E Platform instruction upload UI

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45161?

It affects 1 product.

Products include 1e Platform.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2023-45161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-45161 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in 1E Platform

• CVE-2023-45163 1E-Exchange-CommandLinePing instruction before v18.1 allows for arbitrary code execution Critical 9.9
• CVE-2023-5964 1E-Exchange-DisplayMessage instruction allows for arbitrary code execution Critical 9.9
• CVE-2023-45162 Blind SQL vulnerability in 1E platform Critical 9.9
• CVE-2025-1683 Symbolic Link Exploit in 1E Client's - Nomad module allows Arbitrary File Deletion High 7.8
• CVE-2024-7211 The Duende Identity Server based component in 1E Platform may allow URL redirections to untrusted websites. Medium 4.7

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-x5qc-9crp-x6hr.