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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.3

CVE-2023-22643 json

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

published 2023-02-07 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-26777

cvss
6.3
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.4%
EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 1.0.1+git.20180426
  • openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.4 1.0.1+git.20180426
  • libzypp-plugin-appdata SLES for SAP 15 SP3, SLES for SAP 15 SP2, SLES for SAP 15 SP1 +11 more 1.0.1+git.20180426-150100.8.3.1
  • libzypp-plugin-appdata SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP4, SLE Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 1.0.1+git.20180426-150400.18.3.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2023:0140-1SUSE-SU-2023:0095-1

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
19 mo ago

Exploit prediction

2.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206836 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3
  • openSUSE openSUSE Leap 15.4

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

Sources

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