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CVE-2023-5683

Smart S85F Management Platform Command Injection

Byzoro / Smart S85F Management Platform · 20231010

Severity
CVSS 6.3 · Medium
Confidence
High
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
18.0%
First observed
Last observed

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What it is

CVE-2023-5683 is a vulnerability affecting Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform. A vulnerability was found in Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform up to 20231010 and classified as critical. This issue affects some...

Is it exploited?

Yes. KEV Intelligence tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is high.

Who is affected?

Byzoro / Smart S85F Management Platform 20231010.

What should we do?

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Overview

A vulnerability was found in Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform up to 20231010 and classified as critical

A vulnerability was found in Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform up to 20231010 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /sysmanage/importconf.php. The manipulation of the argument btn_file_renew leads to os command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-243059.

NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. Eine kritische Schwachstelle wurde in Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform bis 20231010 gefunden. Hierbei geht es um eine nicht exakt ausgemachte Funktion der Datei /sysmanage/importconf.php. Durch die Manipulation des Arguments btn_file_renew mit unbekannten Daten kann eine os command injection-Schwachstelle ausgenutzt werden. Umgesetzt werden kann der Angriff über das Netzwerk. Der Exploit steht zur öffentlichen Verfügung.

Vendor Product Affected Status
Byzoro Smart S85F Management Platform 20231010 Affected
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Published
21 Oct 2023
Exploitation Reported
21 Oct 2023
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

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Exploited in the wild

The Shadowserver

Recorded 21 Oct 2023

Independent exploitation attestation added to the KEV Intelligence record.

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Source Added
The Shadowserver First 2023-10-21 05:00 UTC

Detection

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Observed signals

Request targets
0
User-Agents
0

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Scanner coverage

No scanner integrations recorded yet.

Virtual patch status

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Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

18.0%

All CVSS Scores

CVSS v3.1 6.3 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v3.0 6.3 Medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS v2.0 6.5 Medium

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  2. Added to KEV Intelligence KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  3. CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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  "cve_id": "CVE-2023-5683",
  "confidence": "High",
  "cvss_score": 6.3,
  "cvss_estimated": false,
  "epss_score": 0.1798,
  "exploit_status": {
    "exploited_in_the_wild": true,
    "active_exploitation_observed": false
  },
  "sensor_telemetry": { "attempts": 0, "sensors": 0 }
}

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