CVE-2023-49691 Command injection in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU

High 7.2 Published Updated

Malicious local administrators can execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges via improper neutralization in DDNS configuration handling.

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

What is CVE-2023-49691?

CVE-2023-49691 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Siemens RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU, published on 12 Dec 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability has been identified in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU (6GK6108-4AM00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V8.0). An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command with root privileges vulnerability exists in the handling of the DDNS configuration. This could allow malicious local administrators to issue commands on system level after a successful IP address update.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49691?

It affects 20 products.

Products include Siemens 6gk5615-0aa00-2aa2 Firmware, Siemens 6gk5615-0aa01-2aa2 Firmware, Siemens 6gk5804-0ap00-2aa2 Firmware, Siemens 6gk5812-1aa00-2aa2 Firmware, Siemens 6gk5812-1ba00-2aa2 Firmware, Siemens 6gk5816-1aa00-2aa2 Firmware and 14 more.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49691?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49691 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-2023-49691 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49691 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7p78-839g-f66v.

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