CVE-2023-45852 Command injection in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands on Vitogate 300 devices via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr parameter.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-45852?

CVE-2023-45852 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Vitogate 300 2.1.3.0, /cgi-bin/vitogate.cgi allows an unauthenticated attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in the ipaddr params JSON data for the put method.

Weakness: CWE-77

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-45852?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Viessmann Vitogate 300 Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2023-45852?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-45852 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-2023-45852 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-45852 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Nuclei template.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4j4f-q993-cr2r.

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