CVE-2023-38029
Published: 28 August 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-38029 is a critical-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Saho Adm-100 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 42.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-41856
Vulnerability details
Saho’s attendance devices ADM100 and ADM-100FP has insufficient filtering for special characters and file type within their file uploading function. A unauthenticate remote attacker authenticated can upload and execute arbitrary files to perform arbitrary system commands or disrupt service.
- 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.
Requiring identifiable owners for portable devices reduces the attack surface for unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types via anonymous media.
Dangerous file uploads can be detonated in the chamber to determine malice before any production write or execution occurs.
Prevents unrestricted writing of arbitrary or malicious firmware by keeping hardware write-protect enabled except under tightly controlled manual procedures.
Scans files from external sources on download/open/execute, blocking unrestricted uploads of dangerous file types.