CVE-2023-38319 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2024-01-26

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42138	An issue was discovered in OpenNDS before 10.1.3. It fails to sanitize the FAS key entry in the configuration file, allowing attackers that have direct or indirect access to this file to execute arbitrary OS commands.

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.

The EPSS score is 0.01096.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

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

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Opennds Opennds

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-26T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-20T19:37:43.154Z

Reserved: 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-38319

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:39:13.236Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-26T05:15:12.063

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:09:54.080

Link: CVE-2023-38319

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

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