{"id":21531,"date":"2025-04-11T16:53:43","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:53:43","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-11T20:16:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T02:16:00","slug":"cve-2023-43449-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hummerrisk-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-43449-arbitrary-code-execution-vulnerability-in-hummerrisk-software\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-43449: Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability in HummerRisk Software<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving field with new vulnerabilities discovered daily. Among these is the recently disclosed CVE-2023-43449, a severe vulnerability found within the HummerRisk software. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22937-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"24867\">execute arbitrary code<\/a> via a carefully crafted request, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43245-critical-downgrade-issue-affecting-multiple-macos-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81815\">issue specifically affects<\/a> HummerRisk versions 1.10 through 1.4.1. The significance of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33958\">vulnerability is magnified by the high CVSS severity<\/a> score of 8.8, indicating the high potential impact and ease of exploitation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-43449<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29409\">System compromise and potential<\/a> data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-521230730\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>HummerRisk | 1.10 to 1.4.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/microsoft-s-recent-patch-a-detailed-analysis-of-the-126-flaws-and-the-actively-exploited-windows-clfs-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26131\">exploit takes advantage of a flaw<\/a> in the service\/LicenseService component of the HummerRisk software. By sending a specially crafted request to this component, an authenticated attacker can trigger a condition that allows the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52030-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-totolink-a3700r\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25055\">execution of arbitrary code<\/a>. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-39336-a-deep-dive-into-the-remote-code-execution-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25319\">code execution<\/a> occurs within the security context of the application, giving the attacker the same rights and permissions as the application itself. This could potentially lead to unauthorized <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2945-unveiling-the-system-access-vulnerability-in-network-security-protocols\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"26711\">access to sensitive information or manipulation of the system<\/a> where the software is installed.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1112772727\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>The following is a simplified conceptual example of how an attacker might <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-47992-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-exploit-in-freeimage-library\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25588\">exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. It shows a malicious HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-6532-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-wp-blogs-planetarium-wordpress-plugin-vulnerability-summary\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25038\">request that could be used to trigger the vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/service\/LicenseService HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\nAuthorization: Bearer [insert_auth_token_here]\n{\n&quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker sends a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32567-critical-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-easy-post-duplicator\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33191\">POST request to the vulnerable<\/a> LicenseService endpoint. The malicious payload would contain the arbitrary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-21318-remote-code-execution-in-microsoft-sharepoint-server-via-deserialization\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"25445\">code that the attacker wants to execute<\/a> on the target system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of affected versions of HummerRisk software are highly recommended to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-51063-understanding-and-mitigating-a-dom-based-xss-vulnerability-in-qstar-archive-solutions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"27058\">mitigate this vulnerability<\/a>. If the patch cannot be applied immediately, using a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) could provide temporary mitigation. These systems can help to detect and prevent malicious requests designed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/fortinet-s-fortigate-vulnerability-ssl-vpn-symlink-exploit-puts-user-access-at-risk-post-patching\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33192\">exploit this vulnerability<\/a>. However, these measures should only be seen as a stopgap solution until the patch can be applied.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The cybersecurity landscape is an ever-evolving field with new vulnerabilities discovered daily. Among these is the recently disclosed CVE-2023-43449, a severe vulnerability found within the HummerRisk software. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code via a carefully crafted request, potentially compromising systems or leading to data leakage. The issue specifically affects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[80],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-21531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","attack_vector-rce"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21531","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21531"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21531\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":74276,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21531\/revisions\/74276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21531"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=21531"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=21531"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}