7.2
HIGH
CVE-2023-38997
OPNsense Directory Traversal Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 9, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 22, 2024, 5:44 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.2
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Opnsense opnsense
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2 Patch
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38997 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A directory traversal vulnerability in the Captive Portal templates of OPNsense before 23.7 allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands as root via a crafted ZIP archive. 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.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 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://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2 No Types Assigned https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html No Types Assigned https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-22
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:opnsense:opnsense:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 23.7
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

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

0.08 }} 0.02%

score

0.35979

percentile

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