CVE-2023-49565
Remote Code Execution

Public disclosure

18-09-2025

Last updated

18-09-2025

Vulnerability type

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

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

CVSS score

8.4

Description

The cbis_manager Podman container is vulnerable to remote command execution via the /api/plugins endpoint. Improper sanitization of the HTTP Headers X-FILENAME, X-PAGE, and X-FIELD allows for command injection. These headers are directly utilized within the subprocess.Popen Python function without adequate validation, enabling a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system by crafting malicious header values within an HTTP request to the affected endpoint.
The web service executes with root privileges within the container environment, the demonstrated remote code execution permits an attacker to acquire elevated privileges for the command execution.
Restricting access to the management network with an external firewall can partially mitigate this risk.

Affected products and versions

Product

Versions

CloudBand Infrastructure Software (CBIS)

CBIS 22

Nokia Container Service (NCS)

NCS 22.12, NCS 23.10

Mitigation plan

Fix has been provided in: CBIS 22 FP1 MP1.2, NCS 22.12 MP3, NCS 23.10 MP1

Acknowledgements

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References

Change history : Initial version is published on 21-07-2025