Command Injection in systeminformation - CVE-2023-42810

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Command Injection in systeminformation - CVE-2023-42810

Published: November 30, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83595
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-42810
CWE-ID: CWE-77
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation within the wifiConnections() and wifiNetworks() functions when processing data passed via the SSID. A remote attacker can send specially crafted SSID identifier to the application and execute arbitrary OS commands on the system.


Affected software

systeminformation
IBM Maximo Application Suite

How to mitigate CVE-2023-42810

Install updates from vendor's website.

systeminformation - update to 5.21.7
IBM Maximo Application Suite - addressed in versions 8.10.6, 8.11.1

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