CVE-2023-6308
Published: 27 November 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-6308 is a medium-severity Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type (CWE-434) vulnerability in Four-Faith Video Surveillance Management System. Its CVSS base score is 6.3 (Medium).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 49.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-58550
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Xiamen Four-Faith Video Surveillance Management System 2016/2017. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Apache Struts. The manipulation leads to unrestricted upload. The attack may…
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be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-246134 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
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Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
The CVE describes a critical unrestricted file upload vulnerability in a public-facing Apache Struts component of the video surveillance management system, enabling remote exploitation of public-facing applications (T1190). This facilitates uploading tools or payloads (T1608.002), with advisories noting command execution potential via public exploit.
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.