Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-2868
Barracuda Networks ESG Appliance Improper Input Va - [Actively Exploited]
Description

A remote command injection vulnerability exists in the Barracuda Email Security Gateway (appliance form factor only) product effecting versions 5.1.3.001-9.2.0.006. The vulnerability arises out of a failure to comprehensively sanitize the processing of .tar file (tape archives). The vulnerability stems from incomplete input validation of a user-supplied .tar file as it pertains to the names of the files contained within the archive. As a consequence, a remote attacker can specifically format these file names in a particular manner that will result in remotely executing a system command through Perl's qx operator with the privileges of the Email Security Gateway product. This issue was fixed as part of BNSF-36456 patch. This patch was automatically applied to all customer appliances.

INFO

Published Date :

May 24, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

June 1, 2023, 8:14 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliance contains an improper input validation vulnerability of a user-supplied .tar file, leading to remote command injection.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://status.barracuda.com/incidents/34kx82j5n4q9

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-2868 has a 10 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-2868 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Barracuda email_security_gateway_300_firmware
2 Barracuda email_security_gateway_400_firmware
3 Barracuda email_security_gateway_600_firmware
4 Barracuda email_security_gateway_800_firmware
5 Barracuda email_security_gateway_900_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-2868.

URL Resource
https://status.barracuda.com/incidents/34kx82j5n4q9 Vendor Advisory
https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability Mitigation Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Repository of IOCs that can be pulled into tools.

Python PowerShell YARA

Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Dec. 12, 2023, 1:50 p.m. This repo has been linked 6 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 2 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 25, 2023, 1:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

PoC. Severity critical.

Shell Ruby Python PHP

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
0 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 10, 2023, 8:31 p.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

PoC. Severity critical.

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Shell Python Ruby PHP

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
67 stars 17 fork 17 watcher
Born at : Aug. 5, 2023, 11:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 38 different CVEs too.

None

Updated: 1 year, 3 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2023, 4:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

None

Ruby

Updated: 5 months ago
10 stars 6 fork 6 watcher
Born at : June 20, 2023, 6:43 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

A list of dorks for the Netlas.io search engine, with which you can find millions of objects in the boundless IoE. Contains queries to search for IoT elements, protocols, communication tools, remote access, and more. Over time, the list will grow.

osint penetration-testing security-tools

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
173 stars 20 fork 20 watcher
Born at : April 17, 2023, 10:27 a.m. This repo has been linked 64 different CVEs too.

Ostorlab KEV: One-command to detect most remotely known exploitable vulnerabilities. Sourced from CISA KEV, Google's Tsunami, Ostorlab's Asteroid and Bug Bounty programs.

cisa-kev vulnerability 0day cisa exploits

Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
516 stars 32 fork 32 watcher
Born at : April 19, 2022, 8:58 a.m. This repo has been linked 1181 different CVEs too.

For the first time, a vulnerability scanning program for Android using Python libraries python3, kivy, kivymd, requests, android, jnius, kivmob, pyjnius, argparse, pwn, bs4, kivyauth

Updated: 1 year ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Sept. 12, 2021, 11:51 a.m. This repo has been linked 36 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
6375 stars 1107 fork 1107 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 904 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-2868 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • TheCyberThrone
Top 15 Most Exploited Vulnerabilities in 2023

In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the security agencies across the world have identified the most exploited vulnerabilities of 2023. This advisory, coauthored by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 16, 2024 (5 days, 11 hours ago)
  • The Register
Five Eyes infosec agencies list 2024's most exploited software flaws

The cyber security agencies of the UK, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand have issued their annual list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities, and warned that attacks on zero-day exploits have ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 14, 2024 (1 week ago)
  • Cybersecurity News
2023’s Most Exploited Vulnerabilities: A Global Cybersecurity Advisory

In a joint cybersecurity advisory, the top cybersecurity agencies from the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom have identified the most exploited vulnerabilities of 2 ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 14, 2024 (1 week ago)
  • The Cyber Express
Top 15 Exploited Cyber Vulnerabilities Revealed: Five Eyes Alliance Urges Immediate Patching

The FBI, NSA, and allied agencies within the Five Eyes intelligence network have published a list of the 15 most exploited vulnerabilities from 2023. The cybersecurity advisory, a collaborative effort ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 13, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • BleepingComputer
FBI, CISA, and NSA reveal most exploited vulnerabilities of 2023

​The FBI, the NSA, and cybersecurity authorities of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance have released today a list of the top 15 routinely exploited vulnerabilities throughout last year. A joint advis ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)
  • security.nl
VS publiceert overzicht van meest misbruikte kwetsbaarheden in 2023

De Amerikaanse autoriteiten hebben samen met cyberagentschappen uit Australië, Canada, Nieuw-Zeeland en het Verenigd Koninkrijk een overzicht van de meest misbruikte kwetsbaarheden in 2023 opgesteld. ... Read more

Published Date: Nov 12, 2024 (1 week, 1 day ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-2868 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://status.barracuda.com/incidents/34kx82j5n4q9 No Types Assigned https://status.barracuda.com/incidents/34kx82j5n4q9 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://www.barracuda.com/company/legal/esg-vulnerability Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-77
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:barracuda:email_security_gateway_300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.3.001 up to (including) 9.2.0.006 OR cpe:2.3:h:barracuda:email_security_gateway_300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:barracuda:email_security_gateway_400_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.3.001 up to (including) 9.2.0.006 OR cpe:2.3:h:barracuda:email_security_gateway_400:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:barracuda:email_security_gateway_600_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.3.001 up to (including) 9.2.0.006 OR cpe:2.3:h:barracuda:email_security_gateway_600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:barracuda:email_security_gateway_800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.3.001 up to (including) 9.2.0.006 OR cpe:2.3:h:barracuda:email_security_gateway_800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:barracuda:email_security_gateway_900_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.1.3.001 up to (including) 9.2.0.006 OR cpe:2.3:h:barracuda:email_security_gateway_900:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-2868 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-2868 weaknesses.

CAPEC-3: Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters Using Leading 'Ghost' Character Sequences to Bypass Input Filters CAPEC-7: Blind SQL Injection Blind SQL Injection CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-13: Subverting Environment Variable Values Subverting Environment Variable Values CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-22: Exploiting Trust in Client Exploiting Trust in Client CAPEC-23: File Content Injection File Content Injection CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-28: Fuzzing Fuzzing CAPEC-31: Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies Accessing/Intercepting/Modifying HTTP Cookies CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-52: Embedding NULL Bytes Embedding NULL Bytes CAPEC-53: Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash Postfix, Null Terminate, and Backslash CAPEC-63: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) CAPEC-64: Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-71: Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using Unicode Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-72: URL Encoding URL Encoding CAPEC-73: User-Controlled Filename User-Controlled Filename CAPEC-78: Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-79: Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding CAPEC-80: Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic Using UTF-8 Encoding to Bypass Validation Logic CAPEC-81: Web Server Logs Tampering Web Server Logs Tampering CAPEC-83: XPath Injection XPath Injection CAPEC-85: AJAX Footprinting AJAX Footprinting CAPEC-88: OS Command Injection OS Command Injection CAPEC-101: Server Side Include (SSI) Injection Server Side Include (SSI) Injection CAPEC-104: Cross Zone Scripting Cross Zone Scripting CAPEC-108: Command Line Execution through SQL Injection Command Line Execution through SQL Injection CAPEC-109: Object Relational Mapping Injection Object Relational Mapping Injection CAPEC-110: SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter Tampering CAPEC-120: Double Encoding Double Encoding CAPEC-135: Format String Injection Format String Injection CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-153: Input Data Manipulation Input Data Manipulation CAPEC-182: Flash Injection Flash Injection CAPEC-209: XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch XSS Using MIME Type Mismatch CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-250: XML Injection XML Injection CAPEC-261: Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data Fuzzing for garnering other adjacent user/sensitive data CAPEC-267: Leverage Alternate Encoding Leverage Alternate Encoding CAPEC-473: Signature Spoof Signature Spoof CAPEC-588: DOM-Based XSS DOM-Based XSS CAPEC-664: Server Side Request Forgery Server Side Request Forgery CAPEC-15: Command Delimiters Command Delimiters CAPEC-40: Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices Manipulating Writeable Terminal Devices CAPEC-43: Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers Exploiting Multiple Input Interpretation Layers CAPEC-75: Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files Manipulating Writeable Configuration Files CAPEC-76: Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls CAPEC-136: LDAP Injection LDAP Injection CAPEC-183: IMAP/SMTP Command Injection IMAP/SMTP Command Injection CAPEC-248: Command Injection Command Injection
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

7.76 }} -0.12%

score

0.94391

percentile

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