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Vulnerability · Published Feb 7, 2023 · Assigned by suse

CVE-2023-22643libzypp-plugin-appdata: potential arbitrary code execution via shell injection due to `os.system` calls

Medium 6.3

In plain English

A medium-severity OS command injection in openSUSE Leap 15.4 from openSUSE. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.4% (higher than 84% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.4%top 15.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in libzypp-plugin-appdata of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3; openSUSE Leap 15.4 allows attackers that can trick users to use specially crafted REPO_ALIAS, REPO_TYPE or REPO_METADATA_PATH settings to execute code as root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 libzypp-plugin-appdata versions prior to 1.0.1+git.20180426. openSUSE Leap 15.4 libzypp-plugin-appdata versions prior to 1.0.1+git.20180426.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 libzypp-plugin-appdata – before 1.0.1+git.20180426
openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.4 libzypp-plugin-appdata – before 1.0.1+git.20180426

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

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