# CVE-2023-49565: Remote Code Execution

> Remote attackers can execute arbitrary commands and gain root privileges in Nokia CBIS containers via unsanitized HTTP headers in the plugins API.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 18 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-55cc-7hm8-3hr4

## What is CVE-2023-49565?

CVE-2023-49565 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nokia CBIS,NCS, published on 18 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The cbis_manager Podman container is vulnerable to remote command execution via the /api/plugins endpoint. Improper sanitization of the HTTP Headers X-FILENAME, X-PAGE, and X-FIELD allows for command injection. These headers are directly utilized within the subprocess.Popen Python function without adequate validation, enabling a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system by crafting malicious header values within an HTTP request to the affected endpoint.
The web service executes with root privileges within the container environment, the demonstrated remote code execution permits an attacker to acquire elevated privileges for the command execution.
Restricting access to the management network with an external firewall can partially mitigate this risk.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49565?


## How do I fix CVE-2023-49565?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49565 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49565 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49565 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nokia CBIS,NCS, published on 18 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49565 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Nokia CBIS,NCS. 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-2023-49565/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49565/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49565
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49565
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49565

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49565/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.