CVE-2023-49959 Command injection in n/a
Remote attackers can execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges via a crafted filename parameter in the updater service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-49959?
CVE-2023-49959 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 Feb 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In Indo-Sol PROFINET-INspektor NT through 2.4.0, a command injection vulnerability in the gedtupdater service of the firmware allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary system commands with root privileges via a crafted filename parameter in POST requests to the /api/updater/ctrl/start_update endpoint.
Weakness: CWE-77
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49959?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Indu-Sol Profinet-Inspektor Nt.
How do I fix CVE-2023-49959?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49959 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-2023-49959 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-49959 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j96m-hg98-w6c4.