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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-45239
Citrix tac_plus Commander Injection Vulnerability
Description

A lack of input validation exists in tac_plus prior to commit 4fdf178 which, when pre or post auth commands are enabled, allows an attacker who can control the username, rem-addr, or NAC address sent to tac_plus to inject shell commands and gain remote code execution on the tac_plus server.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2023, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 19, 2024, 5:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-45239 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-2023-45239 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 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Facebook tac_plus
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-2023-45239.

URL Resource
https://github.com/facebook/tac_plus/pull/41 Exploit Patch
https://github.com/facebook/tac_plus/security/advisories/GHSA-p334-5r3g-4vx3 Vendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X4J7ZYMFZB4G4OU5EDJPQLP6F6RKDGIH/ Mailing List Third Party 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).

tac_plus Pre-Auth Remote Command Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2023-45239 & CVE-2023-48643)

Updated: 4 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : April 29, 2024, 6:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-45239 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-45239 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 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Sep. 19, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-790
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE Facebook, Inc. CWE-790
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 12, 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/facebook/tac_plus/pull/41 No Types Assigned https://github.com/facebook/tac_plus/pull/41 Exploit, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/facebook/tac_plus/security/advisories/GHSA-p334-5r3g-4vx3 No Types Assigned https://github.com/facebook/tac_plus/security/advisories/GHSA-p334-5r3g-4vx3 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X4J7ZYMFZB4G4OU5EDJPQLP6F6RKDGIH/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X4J7ZYMFZB4G4OU5EDJPQLP6F6RKDGIH/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:facebook:tac_plus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2023-10-05
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/X4J7ZYMFZB4G4OU5EDJPQLP6F6RKDGIH/ [No Types Assigned]
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

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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.

0.33 }} 0.03%

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0.71386

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