CVE-2023-30261
Published: 26 June 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-30261 is a critical-severity OS Command Injection (CWE-78) vulnerability in Openwb Openwb. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 1.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
OpenWB versions 1.6 and 1.7 contain a command injection vulnerability that permits remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands through specially crafted GET requests. The flaw is tracked as CVE-2023-30261 and carries a CVSS score of 9.8, reflecting its critical severity due to the absence of required authentication or user interaction.
Attackers with network access can leverage this issue to achieve full control over the affected system, including reading, modifying, or deleting data as well as disrupting availability. The vulnerability is classified under CWE-78 for improper neutralization of special elements used in OS commands.
Advisories and pull requests linked from the CVE entry describe the injection vector and the code changes that close it. The exploitation probability score has remained steady at its peak value of 0.5682.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-34684
Vulnerability details
Command Injection vulnerability in OpenWB 1.6 and 1.7 allows remote attackers to run arbitrary commands via crafted GET request.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.