# CVE-2023-5784: Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway uploadfirewall.php sql injection

> Attackers can perform SQL injection via the messagecontent argument in uploadfirewall.php, potentially accessing or modifying database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 Oct 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-72hp-jh2c-vv79

## What is CVE-2023-5784?

CVE-2023-5784 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway, published on 26 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway 6.3 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /protocol/firewall/uploadfirewall.php. The manipulation of the argument messagecontent leads to sql injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-243590 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5784?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netentsec Application Security Gateway.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5784?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5784 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5784 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5784 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway

- [CVE-2023-30242](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30242/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-30243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30243/): SQL injection in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2024-2647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-2647/): Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway singlelogin.php sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2023-6903](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6903/): Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway sql injection (high 7.3)
- [CVE-2024-3455](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-3455/): Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway add_postlogin.php sql injection (medium 6.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5784 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5784 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway, published on 26 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-5784 exists.

Affected product: Netentsec NS-ASG Application Security Gateway. 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-2023-5784/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5784/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5784
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5784
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5784

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5784/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.