What is CVE-2023-22581?

CVE-2023-22581 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cern White Rabbit Switch, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-22581?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Cern White Rabbit Switch

CVE-2023-22581

White Rabbit Switch contains a vulnerability which makes it possible for an attacker to perform system commands under the context of the web application (the default installation makes the webserver run as the root user).

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Cern White Rabbit Switch — versions < v6.0.1
Home.cern White_rabbit_switch
Home.cern White_rabbit_switch_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

csirt@divd.nl (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
csirt@divd.nl (Broken Link, third-party-advisory)
nvd@nist.gov (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22581?: CVE-2023-22581 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cern White Rabbit Switch, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-22581?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.