CVE-2023-45161
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 · uneditedThe 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction that is part of the Network product pack available on the 1E Exchange does not properly validate the URL parameter, which allows for a specially crafted input to perform arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM permissions. This instruction only runs on Windows clients. To remediate this issue download the updated Network product pack from the 1E Exchange and update the 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction to v20.1 by uploading it through the 1E Platform instruction upload UI
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 · high confidenceThe 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction in the Network product pack fails to properly validate the URL parameter, allowing specially crafted input to achieve arbitrary code execution with SYSTEM privileges on Windows clients.
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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< 20.1CVSS 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
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/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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Verify 1E Platform versionAccess the 1E Platform administration console or check the platform installation to determine the installed version numberAffected if The platform version is below 20.1 (e.g., 20.0.x, 19.x, etc.)
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Confirm Network product pack is loadedCheck the installed product packs within the 1E Platform console to verify the Network product pack is presentAffected if The Network product pack is installed and loaded in the platform
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Locate the URLResponseTime instructionBrowse the instruction library in the 1E Platform to find the 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instructionAffected if The URLResponseTime instruction exists in the instruction library
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Check instruction execution permissionsReview the permissions and configuration settings for the URLResponseTime instruction to determine which users or roles can execute itAffected if The instruction is accessible to users who can supply arbitrary URL input
A user is affected if they are running 1E Platform version below 20.1 with the Network product pack loaded containing the vulnerable URLResponseTime instruction that can accept user-supplied URL parameters.
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 · scoped20.1
Download the updated Network product pack (v20.1) from the 1E Exchange and upload it through the 1E Platform instruction upload UI to replace the vulnerable instruction.
20.1
- Download the updated Network product pack from the 1E Exchange
- Access the 1E Platform instruction upload UI
- Upload the updated Network product pack to remediate the vulnerability
- Verify the 1E-Exchange-URLResponseTime instruction is updated to v20.1
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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