Ui
CVE-2023-1457
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Command injection prevention
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could inject arbitrary commands into system command execution by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X 2.0.9-hotfix.6. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Use parameterized APIs, avoid shell execution, validate input with strict allowlists.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Command Injection (CWE-77), which allows attackers to inject arbitrary commands into system command execution. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X 2.0.9-hotfix.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component Static Routing Configuration Handler. The manipulation of the argument next-hop-interface leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. VDB-223302 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor position is that post-authentication issues are not accepted as vulnerabilities. Affected products include: Ui Edgerouter X Firmware.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X 2.0.9-hotfix.6. Affected is an unknown function of the component Static Routing Configuration Handler. The manipulation of the argument next-hop-interface leads to command injection. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. VDB-223302 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor position is that post-authentication issues are not accepted as vulnerabilities.
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Attack Technique
OS command injection occurs when an application passes unsanitized user input directly into system shell commands.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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