CVE-2023-2682: A vulnerability was found in Caton Live up to 2023-04-26 and classified as critical

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-2682?

caton live: upgrade to newer than 2023-04-26. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Q: Is CVE-2023-2682 being exploited?

CVE-2023-2682 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

Q: What does CVE-2023-2682 affect?

CVE-2023-2682 affects caton live. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). A vulnerability was found in Caton Live up to 2023-04-26 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /cgi-bin/ping.cgi of the component Mini_HTTPD. The manipulation of the argument address with the inp

Q: How urgent is CVE-2023-2682?

Priority 42/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

This month

MEDIUM 6.3UPGRADE

CVE-2023-2682 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.3) affecting caton live. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

A vulnerability was found in Caton Live up to 2023-04-26 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /cgi-bin/ping.cgi of the component Mini_HTTPD. The manipulation of the argument address with the input ;id;uname${IFS}-a leads to command injection. The attack may be initiated remotely. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-228911. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure b

Why this priority

No elevated risk signals yet

A fixed release or distro patch exists.

Risk facts

CVSS score	6.3 (Medium)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	Low
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	1.9% (top 21%)
CISA exploited list	No
Weakness	CWE-77
Published	2023-05-12
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): VulDB · Vendor: catontechnology

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2023-05-12 13:15 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 05:53 UTCUpdated Record last modified

catontechnology caton live UPGRADE

Affected: <= 2023-04-26

Fixed in: newer than 2023-04-26

Safe to downgrade to: no unaffected older release

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy caton-live || rpm -q caton-live || caton-live --version

2. UPGRADE to newer than 2023-04-26 (Debian / Ubuntu)

sudo apt update && sudo apt install --only-upgrade caton-live

2. UPGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

sudo dnf upgrade caton-live

Note

Distros often backport fixes without changing the version number. Confirm with the distro advisory or changelog.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2023-2682?

caton live: upgrade to newer than 2023-04-26. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2023-2682 being exploited?

CVE-2023-2682 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2023-2682 affect?

CVE-2023-2682 affects caton live. Severity is medium (CVSS 6.3). A vulnerability was found in Caton Live up to 2023-04-26 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /cgi-bin/ping.cgi of the component Mini_HTTPD. The manipulation of the argument address with the inp

How urgent is CVE-2023-2682?

Priority 42/100. No elevated risk signals yet.

Software pages

Apache HTTP Server vulnerabilities

References

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