{"id":76125,"date":"2025-09-24T23:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T23:10:55","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-14T11:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:36:34","slug":"cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-49565-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-cbis-manager-podman-container\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-49565: Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in cbis_manager Podman Container<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2023-49565 is a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that affects the cbis_manager Podman container. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system by exploiting improper sanitization of HTTP Headers. Organisations using the affected software are at a significant risk of system compromise or data leakage due to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50972-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-abantecart-1-4-2-with-a-high-severity-score\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83521\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>. Given the potential for elevated privileges and subsequent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7051-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-of-syslog-configuration-in-n-central\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84566\">unauthorized access<\/a> to sensitive data, this vulnerability demands immediate attention and remediation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-49565<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.4\/10)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83856\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-840583215\" 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>cbis_manager | All versions prior to patch<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8309-improper-privilege-management-vulnerability-in-manageengine-products\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85075\">vulnerability arises due to improper<\/a> sanitization of the HTTP Headers X-FILENAME, X-PAGE, and X-FIELD in the cbis_manager Podman container. An attacker can craft malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-30256-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac6-s-http-header-parsing-functionality\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86857\">header values within an HTTP<\/a> request to the \/api\/plugins endpoint, which are then directly utilized within the subprocess.Popen Python function without adequate validation. This enables a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-0074-critical-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sdp-discovery\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83575\">remote attacker to execute<\/a> arbitrary commands on the underlying system. The web service executes with root privileges within the container environment, providing an attacker with elevated privileges for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-57771-arbitrary-command-execution-vulnerability-in-roo-code-ai\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84815\">command execution<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1691810344\" 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>Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/api\/plugins HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nX-FILENAME: ; cat \/etc\/passwd\nX-PAGE: ; ls -la\nX-FIELD: ; rm -rf \/\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;...&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker sends a POST request with malicious commands in the X-FILENAME, X-PAGE, and X-FIELD headers. The server, failing to sanitize these inputs properly, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22409-code-execution-vulnerability-in-rfc-send-buf-uih-could-lead-to-local-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85462\">executes the commands with root privileges<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation and Recommendations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A patch has been issued to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87219\">address this vulnerability<\/a>, and it is highly recommended that all affected organizations apply this patch immediately. In the interim, the use of a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can serve as temporary mitigation. Additionally, restricting access to the management <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-37124-unauthenticated-remote-firewall-bypass-on-hpe-aruba-networking-sd-wan-gateways\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89773\">network with an external firewall<\/a> can partially mitigate this risk.<br \/>\nAlways practice good cybersecurity hygiene by keeping all systems and software up-to-date, monitoring network traffic for suspicious activity, and implementing strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85996\">access controls<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2023-49565 is a serious cybersecurity vulnerability that affects the cbis_manager Podman container. This vulnerability can allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system by exploiting improper sanitization of HTTP Headers. 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