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CVE-2023-2520

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

  • Published2023-05-04
  • WeaknessCWE-77

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Description

A vulnerability was found in Caton Prime 2.1.2.51.e8d7225049(202303031001) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cgi-bin/tools_ping.cgi?action=Command of the component Ping Handler. The manipulation of the argument Destination leads to command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228011. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-05-0417:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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Versions per branch

NVD
Catontechnology caton prime
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.1= 2.1.2.51.e8d7225049\(202303031001\)no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CNACVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.19.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 2.09read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-77read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.5 %2026-10-23

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-05-04
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-2520?

A vulnerability was found in Caton Prime 2.1.2.51.e8d7225049(202303031001) and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cgi-bin/tools_ping.cgi?action=Command of the component Ping Handler. The manipulation of the argument Destination leads to command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228011. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Is CVE-2023-2520 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-2520 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.5% on 2026-10-23, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-2520?

CVE-2023-2520 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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