Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-28771
Zyxel Multiple Firewalls OS Command Injection Vuln - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Improper error message handling in Zyxel ZyWALL/USG series firmware versions 4.60 through 4.73, VPN series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, USG FLEX series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, and ATP series firmware versions 4.60 through 5.35, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute some OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.

INFO

Published Date :

April 25, 2023, 2:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:55 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

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Description :

Zyxel ATP, USG FLEX, VPN, and ZyWALL/USG firewalls allow for improper error message handling which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute OS commands remotely by sending crafted packets to an affected device.

Required Action :

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes :

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28771

Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-28771 has a 7 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-2023-28771 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 Zyxel usg_flex_100_firmware
2 Zyxel usg_flex_100w_firmware
3 Zyxel usg_flex_200_firmware
4 Zyxel usg_flex_50_firmware
5 Zyxel usg_flex_500_firmware
6 Zyxel usg_flex_50w_firmware
7 Zyxel usg_flex_700_firmware
8 Zyxel vpn100_firmware
9 Zyxel vpn1000_firmware
10 Zyxel vpn300_firmware
11 Zyxel vpn50_firmware
12 Zyxel atp100_firmware
13 Zyxel atp100w_firmware
14 Zyxel atp200_firmware
15 Zyxel atp500_firmware
16 Zyxel atp700_firmware
17 Zyxel atp800_firmware
18 Zyxel zywall_usg_310_firmware
19 Zyxel zywall_usg_100_firmware
20 Zyxel atp100
21 Zyxel atp200
22 Zyxel atp500
23 Zyxel atp100w
24 Zyxel atp700
25 Zyxel atp800
26 Zyxel usg_flex_100
27 Zyxel usg_flex_50
28 Zyxel usg_flex_200
29 Zyxel usg_flex_500
30 Zyxel usg_flex_700
31 Zyxel usg_flex_100w
32 Zyxel usg_flex_50w
33 Zyxel vpn100
34 Zyxel vpn50
35 Zyxel vpn300
36 Zyxel vpn1000
37 Zyxel zywall_usg_100
38 Zyxel zywall_usg_310
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 38
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-2023-28771.

URL Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls 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).

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lions2012/Penetration_Testing_POC

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Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago
6 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
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iluaster/getdrive_PoC

PoC. Severity critical.

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Updated: 1 year, 5 months ago
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PoC. Severity critical.

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Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
68 stars 16 fork 16 watcher
Born at : Aug. 5, 2023, 11:02 a.m. This repo has been linked 38 different CVEs too.
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benjaminhays/CVE-2023-28771-PoC

PoC for CVE-2023-28771 based on Rapid7's excellent writeup

cve-2023-28771

Python

Updated: 7 months ago
28 stars 7 fork 7 watcher
Born at : May 23, 2023, 2:37 a.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.
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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, 2 months 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.
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Mr-xn/Penetration_Testing_POC

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Updated: 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-28771 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
    Added Reference https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Jun. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 09, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172820/Zyxel-IKE-Packet-Decoder-Unauthenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]

    Jun. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 from (excluding) 5.36 OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 from (excluding) 5.36
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 04, 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://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls No Types Assigned https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-remote-command-injection-vulnerability-of-firewalls Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-78
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp100w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.35 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:atp800_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:atp800:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_100w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_100w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_200_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_200:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_50w_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_50w:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:usg_flex_700_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:usg_flex_700:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn1000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn300_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:vpn50_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 5.36 OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:vpn50:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_usg_310_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 4.73 *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_usg_310_firmware:4.73:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zywall_usg_310:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_usg_100_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.60 up to (excluding) 4.73 *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_usg_100_firmware:4.73:-:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zywall_usg_100:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2023-28771 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-2023-28771 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

7.80 }} -79.87%

score

0.94192

percentile

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