CVE-2023-41917
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 · uneditedInadequate input validation exposes the system to potential remote code execution (RCE) risks. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by appending shell commands to the Speed-Measurement feature, enabling unauthorized code execution.
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 confidenceThis is a command injection vulnerability caused by inadequate input validation in the Speed-Measurement feature. Attackers can append shell commands to user input, which is then executed by the system, allowing complete remote code execution.
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CVSS 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
- Changed
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/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 the Speed-Measurement featureSearch your codebase, application modules, or system configuration for any component, function, or module named 'Speed-Measurement', 'speed-measure', 'speed_measurement', or similar variationsAffected if The feature exists in your environment and handles user-supplied input
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Verify if the Speed-Measurement feature is enabledCheck the configuration files, startup scripts, or feature flags for the Speed-Measurement component. Look for entries like 'enable_speed_measurement', 'speed_measure_enabled', or similar boolean flagsAffected if The feature is actively enabled in your runtime environment
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Locate input handling code within the Speed-Measurement featureSearch for functions within the Speed-Measurement module that accept user input, query parameters, or form submissions. Review the data flow from input receipt to processingAffected if User-supplied data is received and processed by the Speed-Measurement feature
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Inspect shell command execution patternsExamine the Speed-Measurement source code or binary for system(), exec(), popen(), shell_exec(), Runtime.exec(), or similar shell invocation functions. Trace whether user input variables are concatenated or passed to these functionsAffected if User input is directly or indirectly passed to shell execution functions without sanitization
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Check for input validation mechanismsReview the code handling input to the Speed-Measurement feature for validation routines such as allowlists, regex pattern matching, or sanitization functions before shell invocationAffected if No input validation or sanitization is performed on user input before shell execution
Your environment is affected if the Speed-Measurement feature is present and user-supplied input is passed to shell commands without validation, allowing arbitrary command injection.
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 dataImplement strict input validation and sanitization on all user-supplied input to the Speed-Measurement feature. Use allowlist validation for expected input formats and avoid passing unsanitized user input to system shell commands.
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