What is CVE-2023-38997?

CVE-2023-38997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opnsense, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-38997?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-38997 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Opnsense

CVE-2023-38997

A directory traversal vulnerability in the Captive Portal templates of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary system commands as root via a crafted ZIP archive.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.011 (63.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opnsense
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38997?: CVE-2023-38997 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opnsense, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2023-08-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-38997?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38997 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.