CVE-2023-40827

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Published Aug 28, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the loadpluginPath parameter.

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

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:pf4j_project:pf4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-2352	An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the loadpluginPath parameter.
Github GHSA	GHSA-rvm8-j2cp-j592	pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via loadpluginPath parameter

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.698% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/issues/536
https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537
https://github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537/commits/ed9392069fe14c6c30d9f876710e5ad40f7ea8c1

History

Oct 2, 2024 4:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Pf4j Project Pf4j

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 2, 2024, 3:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 28, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 2, 2024, 3:18 PM
Reserved: Aug 22, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:46 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 6:46 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 28, 2023, 10:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:19 AM

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