# CVE-2023-6269: Command injection in OpenScape BCF

> Unauthenticated attackers can inject arguments to gain root SSH access and bypass administrative interface authentication in Atos Unify OpenScape devices.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 13 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xx5w-j8g7-4v5f

## What is CVE-2023-6269?

CVE-2023-6269 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Atos Unify OpenScape BCF, published on 5 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An argument injection vulnerability has been identified in the 
administrative web interface of the Atos Unify OpenScape products "Session Border Controller" (SBC) and "Branch", before version V10 R3.4.0, and OpenScape "BCF" before versions V10R10.12.00 and V10R11.05.02. This allows an 
unauthenticated attacker to gain root access to the appliance via SSH (scope change) and also bypass authentication for the administrative interface and gain
 access as an arbitrary (administrative) user.

Weakness: CWE-88 (Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6269?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Atos Unify Openscape Bcf, Atos Unify Openscape Branch, Atos Unify Openscape Session Border Controller.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6269?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6269 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6269 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6269 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Atos Unify OpenScape BCF

- [CVE-2022-36444](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36444/): Code injection in n/a (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2023-30638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30638/): Command injection in n/a (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6269 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6269 is a critical command injection vulnerability in Atos Unify OpenScape BCF, published on 5 Dec 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6269 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Atos Unify OpenScape BCF. 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-2023-6269/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6269/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6269
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6269
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6269

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6269/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.