Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2023-2375 describes a reported command injection issue in the Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X web management interface. It requires high privileges, but could allow serious device compromise after authentication. Public exploit material is referenced, but the vulnerability’s presence is stated as uncertain and the vendor reportedly does not accept post-authentication issues as vulnerabilities.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority exposure review for EdgeRouter X environments, especially if management interfaces are reachable outside trusted networks. The uncertainty around vendor acceptance and patch status makes access control and credential hygiene the immediate business priority.
Technical view
The report says manipulation of the src argument in an unknown web management function can lead to command injection on EdgeRouter X versions up to 2.0.9-hotfix.6. CVSS v4 is 8.6 with network access, low complexity, high privileges, and high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CWE mappings include CWE-74 and CWE-77.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where EdgeRouter X web management is reachable by administrators or over untrusted networks. Risk increases if management access is internet-facing, shared, or protected by weak credentials. The source bundle lists affected 2.0.9-hotfix.0 through 2.0.9-hotfix.6.
Exploitation context
Sources state an exploit has been made public and could be used for attacks. There is no KEV listing in the bundle and no cited evidence of active exploitation. Because high privileges are required, attackers likely need valid administrative access or compromised credentials before abusing this issue.
Researcher notes
The report is third-party and notes uncertainty about whether the vulnerability is present. Vendor position is reported as rejecting post-authentication issues as vulnerabilities. Avoid assuming a vendor fix exists from these sources. Public exploit references exist, but one GitHub reference is marked broken in the bundle.
Mitigation direction
- Check Ubiquiti guidance for confirmed status and any available firmware direction.
- Do not expose EdgeRouter X web management to the public internet.
- Limit management access to trusted administrative networks or VPN paths.
- Enforce strong, unique administrator credentials and MFA where available.
- Review administrator accounts and remove unnecessary privileged access.
- Monitor device logs for unusual web management activity.
Validation and detection
- Inventory EdgeRouter X devices and record firmware versions.
- Identify any devices running 2.0.9-hotfix.0 through 2.0.9-hotfix.6.
- Confirm whether web management is reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review access controls protecting the management interface.
- Check logs for unexpected administrator sessions or configuration changes.
- Track vendor and CVE sources for status changes.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
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CWE-74: Exact CWE lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupCWE-77: Command execution behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.6 (4.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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CVSS vector scores
4 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P——VulDBAV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR6.410VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R1.25.9VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R1.25.9VulDBVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
8.6HighVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.2HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
Base CVSS 2.0 score
8.3HighVector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
Vulnerability timeline
Timeline events are normalized from CVE metadata, CNA source timelines, ADP timelines, and KEV metadata when present.
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Advisory disclosed
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CVE reserved
- Source timelineVulDB
VulDB entry created
- CVE reservedCVE Program
The CVE ID was reserved by the assigning CNA.
- CVE publishedCVE Program
The CVE record was published.
- CVE updatedCVE Program
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- Source timelineVulDB
VulDB entry last update
ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- VDB-227651 | Ubiquiti EdgeRouter X Web Management command injectionCVE reference, VulDB · vdb-entry, technical-description
- VDB-227651 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, TTP, IOA)CVE reference, VulDB · signature, permissions-required
- CVE-2023-2375 | CVE Analysis and ReportCVE reference, VulDB · third-party-advisory
- Submit #114077 | Command injection at the web management interface of EdgeRouter-x(7)CVE reference, VulDB · third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/leetsun/IoT/tree/main/EdgeRouterX/CI/7CVE reference, VulDB · broken-link, exploit
- https://vuldb.com/?id.227651CVE reference, CVE · vdb-entry, technical-description
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.227651CVE reference, CVE · signature, permissions-required
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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