CVE-2023-22643 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2023-22643

libzypp-plugin-appdata: potential arbitrary code execution via shell injection due to `os.system` calls

Vulnerability Description

An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection') vulnerability in libzypp-plugin-appdata of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3; openSUSE Leap 15.4 allows attackers that can trick users to use specially crafted REPO_ALIAS, REPO_TYPE or REPO_METADATA_PATH settings to execute code as root. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3 libzypp-plugin-appdata versions prior to 1.0.1+git.20180426. openSUSE Leap 15.4 libzypp-plugin-appdata versions prior to 1.0.1+git.20180426.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Matthias Gerstner of SUSE

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP 15-SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.4
Vulnerable Versions:
libzypp-plugin-appdata

Timeline

Official Publish: February 7th, 2023
Last Modified: March 25th, 2025
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-78

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1005 Data from Local System
Collection
T1041 Exfiltration Over C2 Channel
Exfiltration