CVE-2023-38997
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.014 · 72 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A directory traversal vulnerability in the Captive Portal templates of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands as root via a crafted ZIP archive.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–critical · 6.6–9.8
weaknesses
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affected products (3)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2023-2026OPNsense: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2023-08-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in OPNsense ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, vertrauliche Informationen preiszugeben oder seine Privilegien zu erweitern.
also known as (4)
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sources
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references (7)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-38997/cnnvd
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2cnnvd
- https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.htmlcnnvd
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2enisa_euvd
- https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/448762d440b51574f1906c0ec2f5ea6dc4f16eb2Patchnvd
- https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.htmlExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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