CVE-2023-46117 CRITICAL

CVE-2023-46117: Inadequate validation of retrieved subdomains may lead to a Remote Code Execution in reconFTW

Vendor Six2Dez
Product reconftw
Weakness CWE-78
Published October 20, 2023
Last update September 12, 2024

CVSS base score

9.6/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

October 20, 2023 CVE published
September 12, 2024 Record updated