CVE-2023-1773
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 · uneditedA vulnerability was found in Rockoa 2.3.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file webmainConfig.php of the component Configuration File Handler. The manipulation leads to code injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. VDB-224674 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
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 confidenceA code injection vulnerability exists in Rockoa 2.3.2 within the configuration file handler (webmainConfig.php). An attacker can manipulate configuration file parameters to inject and execute arbitrary code remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed, making immediate patching critical.
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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= 2.3.2CVSS 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
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/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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Identify Rockoa installationLocate the Rockoa installation directory by searching for typical Rockoa file structures such as 'rockoa', 'webmain', or 'api' directories. Check web server document roots for Rockoa folders.Affected if Rockoa software is present on the system
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Determine installed versionOpen the file 'webmain/defined.php' or check for a 'version' file in the root Rockoa directory. Look for a 'version' variable or constant that displays the software version number.Affected if The version number equals 2.3.2 exactly
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Locate vulnerable configuration fileNavigate to the 'webmain' subdirectory within the Rockoa installation and search for the file named 'webmainConfig.php'. Verify its presence in the path 'webmain/webmainConfig.php'.Affected if The file webmainConfig.php exists in the Rockoa installation
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Check configuration handler accessibilityExamine the web server configuration to determine if the configuration handler endpoint is exposed to the network. Attempt to access common configuration routes such as '/webmainConfig' or '/?m=config' through a web request to see if the handler responds.Affected if The configuration handler is accessible over the network without authentication
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Inspect configuration file for modificationsOpen webmainConfig.php and compare its contents against a clean installation of version 2.3.2. Look for unexpected PHP code, eval() calls, base64_decode() functions, or shell execution commands that were not part of the original file.Affected if The configuration file contains injected PHP code, suspicious function calls, or unauthorized modifications
A system is affected if it runs Rockoa version 2.3.2 with the webmainConfig.php file present and the configuration handler exposed to network access.
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.
From vendor dataUpgrade Rockoa to the latest version that addresses this vulnerability. If immediate patching is not possible, restrict network access to the configuration handler and implement input validation on all configuration parameters.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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