THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2023-32781
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2023-32781

Prtg Network Monitor vulnerability

CVSS
7.2
EPSS
12.3%
EPSS pct
96th
Exploited
No known
A command injection vulnerability was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions in the HL7 sensor where an authenticated user with write permissions could abuse the debug option to write new files that could potentially get executed by the EXE/Script sensor. The severity of this vulnerability is high and received a score of 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected vendor
Paessler
Affected product
Prtg Network Monitor
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2023-08-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring high privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 12.3% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 96% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-32781

  • Confirm whether Paessler Prtg Network Monitor is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-32781.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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