What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-37249?

CVE-2023-37249 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.6%.

Nios CVE-2023-37249

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2023-08-25 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Nios

8.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 25, 2023 - 20:15 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

Infoblox NIOS through 8.5.1 has a faulty component that accepts malicious input without sanitization, resulting in shell access.

AnalysisAI

Infoblox NIOS through 8.5.1 has a faulty component that accepts malicious input without sanitization, resulting in shell access. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. Infoblox NIOS through 8.5.1 has a faulty component that accepts malicious input without sanitization, resulting in shell access. Affected products include: Infoblox Nios. Version information: through 8.5.1.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.