#VU78882 OS Command Injection in Altenergy Power Control - CVE-2023-28343
Published: August 2, 2023 / Updated: February 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU78882
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-28343
CWE-ID: CWE-78
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Altenergy Power Control
Altenergy Power Control
Software vendor:
Altenergy Power System
Altenergy Power System
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the index.php/management/set_timezone timezone parameter, because of set_timezone in models/management_model.php. A remote unauthenticated attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.