CVE-2023-49692 Command injection in RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) EU
Malicious local administrators can execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges via IPSEC configuration parsing in Siemens SCALANCE routers.
- 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-2023-49692?
CVE-2023-49692 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 < V7.2.2), RUGGEDCOM RM1224 LTE(4G) NAM (6GK6108-4AM00-2DA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M804PB (6GK5804-0AP00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M812-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5812-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M816-1 ADSL-Router (6GK5816-1BA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M826-2 SHDSL-Router (6GK5826-2AB00-2AB2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M874-2 (6GK5874-2AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M874-3 (6GK5874-3AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M876-3 (6GK5876-3AA02-2BA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M876-3 (ROK) (6GK5876-3AA02-2EA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M876-4 (6GK5876-4AA10-2BA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M876-4 (EU) (6GK5876-4AA00-2BA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE M876-4 (NAM) (6GK5876-4AA00-2DA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE MUM853-1 (EU) (6GK5853-2EA00-2DA1) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (EU) (6GK5856-2EA00-3DA1) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE MUM856-1 (RoW) (6GK5856-2EA00-3AA1) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE S615 EEC LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA01-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2), SCALANCE S615 LAN-Router (6GK5615-0AA00-2AA2) (All versions < V7.2.2). An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command with root privileges vulnerability exists in the parsing of the IPSEC configuration. This could allow malicious local administrators to issue commands on system level after a new connection is established.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49692?
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-2023-49692?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49692 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-2023-49692 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49692 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-7p99-x6w8-v88h.