# CVE-2023-6895: Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System ping.php os command injection

> Attacker can execute arbitrary OS commands via the ping.php endpoint, requiring an upgrade to secure the system.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Dec 2023
- **Updated:** 21 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rg52-4hvq-96p6

## What is CVE-2023-6895?

CVE-2023-6895 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System, published on 17 Dec 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 Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System 3.0.3_20201113_RELEASE(HIK). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /php/ping.php. The manipulation of the argument jsondata[ip] with the input netstat -ano leads to os command injection. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.1.0 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-248254 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6895?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Hikvision Intercom Broadcast System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-6895?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6895 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-6895 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-6895 exists.

Public exploit code:

- https://github.com/FuBoLuSec/CVE-2023-6895 (github_poc): https://github.com/FuBoLuSec/CVE-2023-6895
- https://github.com/nles-crt/CVE-2023-6895 (github_poc): https://github.com/nles-crt/CVE-2023-6895
- Hikvision IP ping.php - Command Execution (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-6895.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System

- [CVE-2023-6893](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6893/): Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System exportrecord.php path traversal (medium 4.3)
- [CVE-2023-6894](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6894/): Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System Log File system.html information disclosure (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-6895 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-6895 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System, published on 17 Dec 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-2023-6895 exists.

Affected product: Hikvision Intercom Broadcasting System. 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-2023-6895/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-6895/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6895
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6895
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-6895

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