OS Command Injection in libzypp-plugin-appdata - CVE-2023-22643

Vulnerability identifier: #VU71376

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22643

CWE-ID: CWE-78

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure usage of the os.system() call within "/usr/lib/zypp/plugins/appdata/InstallAppdata". A local user can inject and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.

libzypp-plugin-appdata
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Packagehub Subpackages
openSUSE-appdata-extra
SUSE CaaS Platform
SUSE Manager Proxy
SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Enterprise Storage
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
SUSE Linux Enterprise Realtime Extension
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
openSUSE Leap

Install updates from vendor's website.

libzypp-plugin-appdata - addressed in versions 1.0.1+git.20180426-150400.18.3.1, 1.0.1+git.20180426-150100.8.3.1
openSUSE-appdata-extra - update to 1.0.1+git.20180426-150400.18.3.1

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206836

• SUSE update for libzypp-plugin-appdata
• SUSE update for libzypp-plugin-appdata