CVE-2023-46117

Inadequate validation of retrieved subdomains may lead to a Remote Code Execution in reconFTW

State
Published
Severity
9.6 Critical
Published
Oct 20, 2023
Updated
Sep 12, 2024
Reserved
Oct 16, 2023

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Description

reconFTW is a tool designed to perform automated recon on a target domain by running the best set of tools to perform scanning and finding out vulnerabilities. A vulnerability has been identified in reconftw where inadequate validation of retrieved subdomains may lead to a Remote Code Execution (RCE) attack. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by crafting a malicious CSP entry on it's own domain. Successful exploitation can lead to the execution of arbitrary code within the context of the application, potentially compromising the system. This issue has been addressed in version 2.7.1.1 and all users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.09.6 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Affected Products

ProductVersions
reconftwsix2dez
  • < 2.7.1.1Affected

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