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CVE-2023-38318

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  • Published2024-01-26
  • Fixed in10.1.3
  • WeaknessCWE-78

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Description

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS before 10.1.3. It fails to sanitize the gateway FQDN entry in the configuration file, allowing attackers that have direct or indirect access to this file to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2024-01-2605:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Opennds
BranchAffectedFixed in
10.1< 10.1.310.1.3

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

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • openndsDebian:13all versions · fixed in 10.2.0+dfsg-1
  • openndsDebian:12all versions · no fixed version listed

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Opennds to 10.1.3

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
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ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
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Sources

Identifiers

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
2024-01-26
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-9cp8-26q6-h5f9

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38318?

An issue was discovered in OpenNDS before 10.1.3. It fails to sanitize the gateway FQDN entry in the configuration file, allowing attackers that have direct or indirect access to this file to execute arbitrary OS commands.

Is CVE-2023-38318 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2023-38318 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-38318?

CVE-2023-38318 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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