9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-46301
iTerm2 SSH Code Injection Vulnerability
Description

iTerm2 before 3.4.20 allow (potentially remote) code execution because of mishandling of certain escape sequences related to upload.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 22, 2023, 4:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:28 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-46301 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 Iterm2 iterm2

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-46301 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
iTerm2 Patches Critical Security Vulnerability Exposing User Input and Output

A critical security vulnerability has been discovered and patched in iTerm2, a popular terminal emulator for macOS. The flaw, present in versions 3.5.6 through 3.5.10, as well as beta versions of 3.5. ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 03, 2025 (1 week, 2 days ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-46301 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 https://blog.solidsnail.com/posts/2023-08-28-iterm2-rce
    Added Reference https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/85cbf5ebda472c9ec295887e99c2b6f1b5867f1b
    Added Reference https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/b2268b03b5f3d4cd8ca275eaef5d16d0fac20009
    Added Reference https://iterm2.com/news.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Oct. 31, 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://blog.solidsnail.com/posts/2023-08-28-iterm2-rce No Types Assigned https://blog.solidsnail.com/posts/2023-08-28-iterm2-rce Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/85cbf5ebda472c9ec295887e99c2b6f1b5867f1b No Types Assigned https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/85cbf5ebda472c9ec295887e99c2b6f1b5867f1b Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/b2268b03b5f3d4cd8ca275eaef5d16d0fac20009 No Types Assigned https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/b2268b03b5f3d4cd8ca275eaef5d16d0fac20009 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://iterm2.com/news.html No Types Assigned https://iterm2.com/news.html Release Notes
    Added CWE NIST CWE-116
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:iterm2:iterm2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.4.20
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.

0.21 }} -0.00%

score

0.58634

percentile

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