CVE-2023-36485

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Published Dec 25, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

The workflow-engine of ILIAS before 7.23 and 8 before 8.3 allows remote authenticated users to run arbitrary system commands on the application server as the application user via a malicious BPMN2 workflow definition file.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:ilias:ilias::::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.791% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://docu.ilias.de/ilias.php?baseClass=ilrepositorygui&cmdNode=xd:kx:54&cmdClass=ilBlogPostingGUI&cmd=previewFullscreen&ref_id=3439&prvm=fsc&bmn=2023-12&blpg=786
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/pull/5987
https://github.com/ILIAS-eLearning/ILIAS/pull/5988

History

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Subscriptions

Ilias Ilias

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 25, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:45 PM
Reserved: Jun 22, 2023, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 25, 2023, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:06 AM

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