# CVE-2023-49695: Command injection in WRC-X3000GS

> An administrative attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands on ELECOM routers via a crafted request.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/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:** 12 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4mxh-38vc-w77w

## What is CVE-2023-49695?

CVE-2023-49695 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in ELECOM CO.,LTD. WRC-X3000GS, published on 12 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OS command injection vulnerability in WRC-X3000GSN v1.0.2, WRC-X3000GS v1.0.24 and earlier, and WRC-X3000GSA v1.0.24 and earlier allows a network-adjacent attacker with an administrative privilege to execute an arbitrary OS command by sending a specially crafted request to the product.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49695?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Elecom Wrc-X3000gs Firmware, Elecom Wrc-X3000gsa Firmware, Elecom Wrc-X3000gsn Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49695?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49695 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49695 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49695 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49695 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in ELECOM CO.,LTD. WRC-X3000GS, published on 12 Dec 2023. 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-2023-49695 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: ELECOM CO.,LTD. WRC-X3000GS. 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-2023-49695/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49695/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49695
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49695
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49695

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