# CVE-2023-32781: A command injection vulnerability was identified in PRTG 23.2.84.1566 and earlier versions in the HL7 sensor where an authenticated user wit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Published: 2023-08-09 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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

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## References

- https://www.paessler.com/prtg/history/stable
- https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/91845-multiple-vulnerabilites-fixed-in-paessler-prtg-network-monitor-23-3-86-1520
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176677/PRTG-Authenticated-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/windows/http/prtg_authenticated_rce_cve_2023_32781.rb

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