# CVE-2023-23596: jc21 NGINX Proxy Manager through 2.9.19 allows OS command injection.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-01-20 · Updated: 2025-04-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

jc21 NGINX Proxy Manager through 2.9.19 allows OS command injection. When creating an access list, the backend builds an htpasswd file with crafted username and/or password input that is concatenated without any validation, and is directly passed to the exec command, potentially allowing an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the system. NOTE: this is not part of any NGINX software shipped by F5.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://advisory.dw1.io/57
- https://github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager/blob/4f10d129c20cc82494b95cc94b97f859dbd4b54d/backend/internal/access-list.js#L510

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