OS Command Injection in Altenergy Power Control - CVE-2023-28343

Vulnerability details

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.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2023-28343

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

• Exploit #11142 - CVE-2023-28343 (CVE-2023-28343 POC exploit) (February 21, 2025)
• Exploit #10773 - CVE-2023-28343 (CVE-2023-28343) (October 25, 2024)
• Exploit #10758 - Altenergy Power Control Software C1.2.5 - OS command injection (October 25, 2024)

External References

• https://github.com/ahmedalroky/Disclosures/blob/main/apesystems/os_command_injection.md
• https://apsystems.com
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/171775/Altenergy-Power-Control-Software-C1.2.5-Command-Injection.html
• https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-23-213-01

Related Security Bulletins

• OS Command Injection in APSystems Altenergy Power Control