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CVE-2023-2574

Advantech EKI-1524, EKI-1522, EKI-1521 devices through 1.21 are affected by an command injection vulnerability in the device name input field, which can be triggered by authenticated users via a crafted POST request.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 6 products from advantech, from advantech, from advantech and 3 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2023-05-08T13:15:09.790

Last Modified

2026-06-17T05:52:53.007

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 8.8 (HIGH)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-78
Type: Primary
CWE-77

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	advantech	eki-1521_firmware	≤ 1.21	Yes
Hardware	advantech	eki-1521	-	No
Operating System	advantech	eki-1522_firmware	≤ 1.21	Yes
Hardware	advantech	eki-1522	-	No
Operating System	advantech	eki-1524_firmware	≤ 1.21	Yes
Hardware	advantech	eki-1524	-	No

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172307/Advantech-EKI-15XX-Series-Command-Injection-Buffer-Overflow.html ([email protected])
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/4 Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://cyberdanube.com/en/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-advantech-eki-15xx-series/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.advantech.com/en/support/details/firmware?id=1-1J9BEBL Patch, Product ([email protected])
https://www.advantech.com/en/support/details/firmware?id=1-1J9BECT Patch, Product ([email protected])
https://www.advantech.com/en/support/details/firmware?id=1-1J9BED3 Patch, Product ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172307/Advantech-EKI-15XX-Series-Command-Injection-Buffer-Overflow.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/4 Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://cyberdanube.com/en/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-advantech-eki-15xx-series/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.advantech.com/en/support/details/firmware?id=1-1J9BEBL Patch, Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.advantech.com/en/support/details/firmware?id=1-1J9BECT Patch, Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.advantech.com/en/support/details/firmware?id=1-1J9BED3 Patch, Product (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For advantech's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.