# CVE-2023-5984: Code injection in ION8650

> An authorized admin can upload modified firmware during updates, leading to full device control.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mvpw-qwpm-m23m

## What is CVE-2023-5984?

CVE-2023-5984 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric ION8650, published on 15 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check vulnerability exists that could allow
modified firmware to be uploaded when an authorized admin user begins a firmware update
procedure which could result in full control over the device.

Weakness: CWE-494 (Download of Code Without Integrity Check)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-5984?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Schneider-Electric Ion8650 Firmware, Schneider-Electric Ion8800 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-5984?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-5984 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-5984 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Schneider Electric ION8650

- [CVE-2023-5985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5985/): Cross-site scripting in ION8650 (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-5984 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-5984 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Schneider Electric ION8650, published on 15 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-5984 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Schneider Electric ION8650. 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-2023-5984/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5984/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-5984
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5984
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5984

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-5984/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.