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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSummary
CVE-2023-1458 is a high-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Ui Edgerouter X Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Command and Scripting Interpreter (T1059); ranked in the top 13% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
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CVE-2023-1458 is a command-injection vulnerability affecting the OSPF Handler component in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X firmware version 2.0.9-hotfix.6. The flaw resides in the handling of the “area” argument and is tracked as CWE-77; it received a CVSS 3.1 score of 7.2 reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and high-privileged authentication requirements.
An authenticated remote attacker who can supply a crafted “area” value can execute arbitrary operating-system commands on the device, resulting in full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Public exploit code has been disclosed, although the vulnerability’s real-world existence remains disputed and the vendor maintains that post-authentication issues are outside its vulnerability-handling policy.
EPSS for the CVE has remained flat at 0.0862 with no material increase since disclosure, indicating limited observed exploitation interest to date. The primary references are Vuldb entries that reiterate the vendor’s stance and do not describe official patches or configuration work-arounds.
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EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-23707
Vulnerability Data
A vulnerability has been found in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X 2.0.9-hotfix.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component OSPF Handler. The manipulation of the argument area leads to command injection. The attack can…
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be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-223303. NOTE: The vendor position is that post-authentication issues are not accepted as vulnerabilities.
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Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation and neutralization that prevent command injection.
Runtime monitoring of software and data can detect anomalous command execution resulting from injection.
Identifying recorded vulnerabilities enables remediation of command-injection flaws before exploitation.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure coding standards require proper escaping and parameterization of commands, directly eliminating CWE-77.
Security testing in development catches command-injection vulnerabilities before release.
Secure development life cycle mandates input validation and command construction practices that directly prevent command injection.
Application security requirements explicitly call for controls against injection flaws including command injection.
Secure architecture principles reduce the attack surface but do not prescribe the specific neutralization techniques needed.
Environment separation limits the blast radius of an exploited command injection but does not prevent the flaw itself.