# CVE-2023-6321: Owlet Camera OS command injection

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary commands as root via the OTA update IOCTL in Owlet baby monitors.

- **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 May 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7h6w-cw39-chrh

## What is CVE-2023-6321?

CVE-2023-6321 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Owlet Cam v1, published on 15 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A command injection vulnerability exists in the IOCTL that manages OTA updates. A specially crafted command can lead to command execution as the root user. An attacker can make authenticated requests to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command), CWE-78 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6321?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Owletcare Cam 2 Firmware, Owletcare Cam Firmware, Throughtek Kalay Platform.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6321?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6321 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6321 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Owlet Cam v1

- [CVE-2023-6324](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6324/): ThroughTek Kalay SDK error in handling the PSK identity (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2023-6323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6323/): ThroughTek Kalay SDK insufficient verification of message authenticity (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6321 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6321 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Owlet Cam v1, published on 15 May 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6321 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Owlet Cam v1. 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-2023-6321/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6321/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6321
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6321
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6321

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6321/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.