CVE-2023-0093
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedOkta Advanced Server Access Client versions 1.13.1 through 1.65.0 are vulnerable to command injection due to the third party library webbrowser. An outdated library, webbrowser, used by the ASA client was found to be vulnerable to command injection. To exploit this issue, an attacker would need to phish the user to enter an attacker controlled server URL during enrollment.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe Okta Advanced Server Access Client uses an outdated version of the Python webbrowser library which is vulnerable to command injection. During the enrollment process, the client uses this library to handle server URLs, and an attacker can inject malicious commands through a specially crafted URL that gets executed by the webbrowser library's underlying system calls.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 1.13.1, < 1.68.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Okta Advanced Server Access Client is installedLook for the client executable on the system. On Windows, check Program Files for 'Okta ASA Client' or run 'asa-client --version' if in PATH. On macOS, check /Applications or run the version command. On Linux, check common installation directories or use which asa-client.Affected if The client executable is found on the system.
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Determine the installed version numberRun the client with version flag: 'asa-client --version' or 'asa-client -v', or right-click the application and select About/Properties to view the version.Affected if A version number is returned that falls within the range >= 1.13.1 and < 1.68.2.
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Verify enrollment feature accessibilityCheck if the client has been used for enrollment or if enrollment functionality is available. Look for enrollment-related logs, configuration files, or recent enrollment activity.Affected if Enrollment has been performed or could be initiated with a server URL.
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Inspect recent enrollment URLs or server configurationsReview client logs in the application data directory for any server URLs entered during enrollment. Check configuration files for stored server connections.Affected if Server URLs were entered during enrollment on an affected version.
A user is affected if Okta Advanced Server Access Client version is >= 1.13.1 and < 1.68.2, and the enrollment feature with server URL input has been used.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.68.2
Update Okta Advanced Server Access Client to version 1.65.1 or later, which includes a patched version of the webbrowser library. As a temporary measure, users should not enter untrusted or attacker-controlled server URLs during enrollment.
1.68.2
- Upgrade Okta Advanced Server Access Client to version 1.68.2 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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