CVE-2023-38323

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Published Jan 26, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS before 10.1.3. It fails to sanitize the status path script entry in the configuration file, allowing attackers that have direct or indirect access to this file to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opennds:opennds:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

No advisories available

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.1% (1.096% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/blob/master/ChangeLog
https://github.com/openNDS/openNDS/releases/tag/v10.1.3
https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/captive-portal/opennds
https://www.forescout.com/resources/sierra21-vulnerabilities

History

May 29, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Opennds Opennds

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 29, 2025, 3:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jan 26, 2024, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 29, 2025, 3:18 PM
Reserved: Jul 14, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 5:39 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jan 26, 2024, 5:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:09 AM

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