VDB-227873 · CVE-2023-2479 · GCVE-0-2023-2479

Appium Desktop prior 1.22.3-4 os command injection

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9.6	$0-$5k	0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Appium Desktop. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to os command injection. This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2023-2479. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, has been found in Appium Desktop. This issue affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a os command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-78. The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

OS Command Injection in GitHub repository appium/appium-desktop prior to v1.22.3-4.

The weakness was presented 05/02/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2479 since 05/02/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/02/2023). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.22.3-4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 12a988aa08b9822e97056a09486c9bebb3aad8fe is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Appium

Name

Desktop

License

open-source

Support

end of life

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 9.8
CNA Vector (huntr.dev): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Os command injection
CWE: CWE-78 / CWE-77 / CWE-74
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Desktop 1.22.3-4
Patch: 12a988aa08b9822e97056a09486c9bebb3aad8fe

Timelineinfo

05/02/2023 🔍
05/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/02/2023 +0 days 🔍
05/24/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 12a988aa08b9822e97056a09486c9bebb3aad8fe
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2479 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2479
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227873

Entryinfo

Created: 05/02/2023 17:35
Updated: 05/24/2023 19:20
Changes: 05/02/2023 17:35 (52), 05/24/2023 19:20 (1)
Complete: 🔍
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