CVE-2023-52163: Digiever DS-2105 Pro exploited

Advisory generated from the CVE record, CISA, Exploit Observer and VEDAS: what it is, whether it is exploited, who is affected, and how to fix and detect it.

What it is

Digiever DS-2105 Pro 3.1.0.71-11 devices allow time_tzsetup.cgi Command Injection. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Description quoted from the CVE record (assigned by mitre, published 2025-02-03).

Weakness: CWE-862 Missing Authorization

How it can be exploited

Exploitable over the network with low attack complexity needing low privileges and no user interaction. Impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high. CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA assessment (SSVC): CISA assesses exploitation as active. Automatable: no. Technical impact: total.

On CISA KEV since: 2025-12-22
US federal deadline: 2026-01-12
Ransomware use: Not known

Public exploit evidence (Exploit Observer)

Also known as: BDU:2025-10935, CNNVD-202502-200, EUVD-2023-56836, GHSA-mrvx-3qrr-qqxw

VEDAS cluster: VEDAS:FLAMEPIERCE

Exploit Observer links 6 pieces of public exploit code or detection modules that name this CVE or one of its aliases.

Exploit code and modules (6)

Code that names this CVE. A repository can be a working exploit, a scanner, a fake or malware; read it before running anything.

Vulnerability databases and vendor advisories (6)

Catalogue entries, not exploit evidence.

Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-52163
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/enisa/EUVD-2023-56836
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mrvx-3qrr-qqxw
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-52163
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-52163
Vulnerability database or vendor advisory: https://www.cnnvd.org.cn/home/globalSearch?keyword=CNNVD-202502-200

23 more references returned by Exploit Observer did not name this CVE or an alias, so they are left out.

VEDAS data as of 2026-11-01T17:12 UTC; fetched 2026-11-02.

Live scores

EPSS: 0.969
very likely to be attacked soon
VEDAS: 0.986
strong exploit evidence
On CISA KEV: Yes, since 2025-12-22
Detection rule: Nuclei · Suricata

EPSS (chance of attack)

VEDAS (exploit evidence)

Thin horizontal line: the “likely” (EPSS 0.10) or “strong” (VEDAS 0.90) threshold. Shaded “no data” areas are periods when cve-scores did not publish. The vertical line is the day CISA added it to its exploited list.

Who is affected

Product	Affected	Not affected
Not stated	version n/a	Not stated

Version ranges exactly as the CVE record states them. “Before X” means X is the first fixed version.

How to fix it

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Vendor guidance:

How to detect it

Nuclei template (active check)

Digiever DS-2105 Pro - Command Injection
Digiever DS-2105 Pro 3.1.0.71-11 devices allow time_tzsetup.cgi Command Injection. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Name and description quoted from the template, written by VEDAS.

The template sends 1 request (POST /cgi-bin/cgi_main.cgi); it confirms through an out-of-band callback (interactsh), so the scanner must be able to receive it; it decides using dsl matchers. Severity in the template: high. Marked as not yet verified against a live vulnerable target.

Run it against a host you own or are authorised to test:

bash

nuclei -u https://your-host -t CVE-2023-52163.yaml

Show the template (33 lines)

yaml

id: CVE-2023-52163

info:
  name: "Digiever DS-2105 Pro - Command Injection"
  author: vedas-arpsyndicate
  severity: high
  description: |
    Digiever DS-2105 Pro 3.1.0.71-11 devices allow time_tzsetup.cgi Command Injection. NOTE: This vulnerability
    only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.
  reference:
    - https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2023-52163&match=exact
    - https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=digiever&match=exact
  classification:
    cve-id: CVE-2023-52163
  metadata:
    verified: false
  tags: cve,cve2023,digiever,rce,oast,oob,kev,vkev,vuln
http:
  - raw:
      - |
        POST /cgi-bin/cgi_main.cgi HTTP/1.1
        Host: {{Hostname}}
        Content-Type: application/x-www-form-urlencoded

        cgiName=time_tzsetup.cgi&ntp=/etc/digigiver-release&action=4

    matchers:
      - type: dsl
        dsl:
          - status_code == 200
          - contains(interactsh_protocol,'dns')
          - contains(header, 'IE=EmulateIE10')
        condition: and

CVE-2023-52163.yaml on GitHub

Suricata rules (network detection)

1 rule that alert on traffic matching this exploit: VEDAS CVE-2023-52163 Digiever DS-2105 Pro - Command Injection. Add them to your Suricata rule set and reload.

Show the rules

suricata

alert http $EXTERNAL_NET any -> $HTTP_SERVERS $HTTP_PORTS (msg:"VEDAS CVE-2023-52163 Digiever DS-2105 Pro - Command Injection"; flow:established,to_server; http.uri; content:"cgi_main.cgi"; nocase; http.request_body; content:"/etc/"; nocase; fast_pattern; classtype:web-application-attack; reference:cve,CVE-2023-52163; reference:url,https://www.exploit.observer/?keyword=CVE-2023-52163&match=exact; reference:url,https://subdomain.center/?engine=ammonites&keyword=digiever&match=exact; sid:1009783; rev:1;)

CVE-2023-52163.rules on GitHub

References

Exploits and technical analysis

https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/shadowv2-casts-a-shadow-over-iot-devices (third-party-advisory)

Government sources

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-52163 (government-resource)

Other references

Other databases

Where this comes from

This advisory is generated automatically by VEDAS from: CVE.org record, CISA KEV, cve-scores (EPSS and VEDAS), Exploit Observer, vedas-signatures. Text in quotes is reproduced from the source; everything else is a fixed template filled with source fields. Nothing here is written by a language model. Check the vendor advisory before acting, and read how VEDAS and Exploit Observer work, and their limits.