# CVE-2023-48380: Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection

> Remote authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands via insufficient input filtering in Softnext Mail SQR Expert.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 15 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 21 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8f68-68mm-w72g

## What is CVE-2023-48380?

CVE-2023-48380 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Softnext Mail SQR Expert , published on 15 Dec 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

Softnext Mail SQR Expert is an email management platform, it has insufficient filtering for a special character within a spcific function. A remote attacker authenticated as a localhost can exploit this vulnerability to perform command injection attacks, to execute arbitrary system command, manipulate system or disrupt service.

Weakness: CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48380?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Softnext Mail Sqr Expert.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48380?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48380 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48380 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Softnext Mail SQR Expert 

- [CVE-2022-40741](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40741/): SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Command Injection (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-48378](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48378/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Path Traversal (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2023-48381](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48381/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion-1 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2023-48382](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48382/): Softnext Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion-2 (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2022-40742](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40742/): SOFTNEXT TECHNOLOGIES CORP. Mail SQR Expert - Local File Inclusion (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48380 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48380 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Softnext Mail SQR Expert , published on 15 Dec 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-48380 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Softnext Mail SQR Expert . 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-2023-48380/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48380/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48380
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48380
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48380

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48380/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.