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CVE-2023-43744

HIGHEPSS 78th pctl
7.2
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

An OS command injection vulnerability in Zultys MX-SE, MX-SE II, MX-E, MX-Virtual, MX250, and MX30 with firmware versions prior to 17.0.10 patch 17161 and 16.04 patch 16109 allows an administrator to execute arbitrary OS commands via a file name parameter in a patch application function. The Zultys MX Administrator client has a "Patch Manager" section that allows administrators to apply patches to the device. The user supplied filename for the patch file is passed to a shell script without validation. Including bash command substitution characters in a patch file name results in execution of the provided command.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available
mx-e firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.0.6, < 17.0.10Fixed in:17.0.10CVE-2023-43744derived from NVD
mx-se firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.0.6, < 17.0.10Fixed in:17.0.10CVE-2023-43744derived from NVD
mx-se ii firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.0.6, < 17.0.10Fixed in:17.0.10CVE-2023-43744derived from NVD
mx-virtual firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.0.6, < 17.0.10Fixed in:17.0.10CVE-2023-43744derived from NVD
mx250 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.0.6, < 17.0.10Fixed in:17.0.10CVE-2023-43744derived from NVD
mx30 firmwareNVD
Affected:>= 17.0.6, < 17.0.10Fixed in:17.0.10CVE-2023-43744derived 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

1.99%probability of exploitation in 30 days
78thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 78% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

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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.