7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-38320
OpenNDS Captive Portal NULL Pointer Dereference Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Description

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. It has a show_preauthpage NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP with a missing User-Agent header. Triggering this issue results in crashing OpenNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition). This problem was fixed in OpenWrt master, OpenWrt 23.05 and OpenWrt 22.03 on 28. August 2023 by updating OpenNDS to version 10.1.3.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 17, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

June 20, 2024, 6:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-38320 has a 1 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-2023-38320 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 Opennds captive_portal
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-2023-38320.

URL Resource
https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/releases/tag/v10.1.2 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/openwrt/routing/commit/0b19771fb2dd81e7c428759610aed583171eed80
https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.2vJg3d85.dpbs

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Born at : June 7, 2024, 3:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 85 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38320 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]

    Jun. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. It has a show_preauthpage NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP with a missing User-Agent header. Triggering this issue results in crashing OpenNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition). An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. It has a show_preauthpage NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP with a missing User-Agent header. Triggering this issue results in crashing OpenNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition). This problem was fixed in OpenWrt master, OpenWrt 23.05 and OpenWrt 22.03 on 28. August 2023 by updating OpenNDS to version 10.1.3.
    Added Reference MITRE https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/security-bulletins/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2023-006/#sthash.2vJg3d85.dpbs [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/openwrt/routing/commit/0b19771fb2dd81e7c428759610aed583171eed80 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/releases/tag/v10.1.2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/releases/tag/v10.1.2 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opennds:captive_portal:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 10.1.2
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Nov. 17, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description An issue was discovered in OpenNDS Captive Portal before version 10.1.2. It has a show_preauthpage NULL pointer dereference that can be triggered with a crafted GET HTTP with a missing User-Agent header. Triggering this issue results in crashing OpenNDS (a Denial-of-Service condition).
    Added Reference MITRE https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/releases/tag/v10.1.2 [No types assigned]
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.06 }} 0.01%

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0.28119

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