CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-23912

Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection)

Published: Feb 09, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
8.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability, found in EdgeRouters Version 2.0.9-hotfix.5 and earlier and UniFi Security Gateways (USG) Version 4.4.56 and earlier with their DHCPv6 prefix delegation set to dhcpv6-stateless or dhcpv6-stateful, allows a malicious actor directly connected to the WAN interface of an affected device to create a remote code execution vulnerability.

Weakness

The product does not adequately filter user-controlled input for special elements with control implications.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Usg_firmware Ui * 4.4.57 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

References