High severity · published Aug 25, 2023
CVE-2023-37249
Infoblox NIOS through 8.5.1 has a faulty component that accepts malicious input without sanitization, resulting in shell access
8.8
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Infoblox NIOS through 8.5.1 has a faulty component that accepts malicious input without sanitization, resulting in shell access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NI
Nios · Infoblox
through 8.5.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37249
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-37249
Third Party Advisory
https://community.infoblox.com/t5/trending-kb-articles/nios-is-vulnerable-to-cve-2023-37249/ba-p/32190
Product
https://infoblox.com
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