Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-30261

CriticalPublic PoCRCE

Published: 26 June 2023

Published
26 June 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.5682 98.2th percentile
Risk Priority 54 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

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

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

openwb
openwb
1.6, 1.7

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.

addresses: CWE-78

Platform-independent apps typically execute inside a managed runtime or sandbox that restricts direct OS command execution, reducing the ability to exploit OS command injection.

addresses: CWE-78

Validates inputs to block special elements that would alter OS command execution.

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