CVE-2023-51385

In ssh in OpenSSH before 9.6, OS command injection might occur if a user name or host name has shell metacharacters, and this name is referenced by an expansion token in certain situations. For example, an untrusted Git repository can have a submodule with shell metacharacters in a user name or host name.

Published: Dec 18, 2023
Updated: May 10, 2024
CVE: CVE-2023-51385
Severity: Medium
Exploit:

CVSS v3:

Severity: Medium
Score: 6.5
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

CWEs:

CWE-78

OWASP TOP 10:

A1 - Injection

Affected Software
References

Software	From	Fixed in
openbsd / openssh	-	9.6
debian / debian_linux	10.0	10.0.x
debian / debian_linux	11.0	11.0.x
debian / debian_linux	12.0	12.0.x

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Mar/21
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/26/4
https://github.com/openssh/openssh-portable/commit/7ef3787c84b6b524501211b11a26c742f829af1a
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00017.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202312-17
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240105-0005/
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT214084
https://vin01.github.io/piptagole/ssh/security/openssh/libssh/remote-code-execution/2023/12/20/openssh-proxycommand-libssh-rce.html
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5586
https://www.openssh.com/txt/release-9.6
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/18/2

Vulnerability Database

289,599

CVE-2023-51385