Is CVE-2023-38997 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-38997 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-38997?

CVE-2023-38997 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-38997?

CVE-2023-38997 has an EPSS score of 1.14% (63th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-38997?

Upgrade opnsense to 23.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-38997

HIGH

7.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Captive Portal templates of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands as root via a crafted ZIP archive.

CWE-22Path Traversal

How to fix

Remediation Available

opnsenseNVD

Affected:< 23.7Fixed in:23.7CVE-2023-38997derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.14%probability of exploitation in 30 days

63rdpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 63% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Exploit1

logicaltrust.net

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.