# CVE-2023-46947: Subrion remote command execution vulnerability

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary code via a backend vulnerability in Subrion CMS, requiring immediate patching.

- **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:** 3 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 6 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2x28-c7j7-23gv

## What is CVE-2023-46947?

CVE-2023-46947 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Subrion 4.2.1 has a remote command execution vulnerability in the backend.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-46947?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including intelliants/subrion. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `intelliants/subrion` | Packagist | All versions to 4.2.1 | None |
| `intelliants/subrion` | Packagist | All versions to 4.2.1 | None |

Products: Intelliants Subrion.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-46947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-46947 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-46947 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46947 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2024-25400](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-25400/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-18155](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18155/): SQL Injection in Subrion CMS (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2017-5543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5543/): Subrion CMS PHP Object Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21037/): Subrion CMS CSRF Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2017-15063](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-15063/): Subrion CMS CSRF Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-46947 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-46947 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 3 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-46947 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- intelliants/subrion (Packagist): affected all versions up to 4.2.1; no fix listed
- intelliants/subrion (Packagist): affected all versions up to 4.2.1; no fix listed

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-2023-46947/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46947/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46947
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46947
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-46947

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46947/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.