CVE-2023-38999

Public Exploit

Description

A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in the System Halt API (/system/halt) of OPNsense Community Edition before 23.7 and Business Edition before 23.4.2 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted GET request.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.13%
Third-Party Advisory logicaltrust.net
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/opnsense/core/commit/5d68f43d1f254144831881fc87d885eed120cf3c patch
https://logicaltrust.net/blog/2023/08/opnsense.html third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-38999?
CVE-2023-38999 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-38999?
To fix CVE-2023-38999, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-38999 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-38999 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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