CVE-2023-45303

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Published Oct 6, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.4 High EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

ThingsBoard before 3.5 allows Server-Side Template Injection if users are allowed to modify an email template, because Apache FreeMarker supports freemarker.template.utility.Execute (for content sent to the /api/admin/settings endpoint).

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

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:thingsboard:thingsboard:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2023-2677	ThingsBoard before 3.5 allows Server-Side Template Injection if users are allowed to modify an email template, because Apache FreeMarker supports freemarker.template.utility.Execute (for content sent to the /api/admin/settings endpoint).
Github GHSA	GHSA-6pgr-j9v4-xfvv	ThingsBoard Server-Side Template Injection

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.049% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://freemarker.apache.org/docs/api/freemarker/template/utility/Execute.html
https://herolab.usd.de/security-advisories/usd-2023-0010/

History

Sep 19, 2024 7:30 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Thingsboard Thingsboard

Weaknesses

CWE-74

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 19, 2024, 6:41 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 6, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Sep 19, 2024, 6:41 PM
Reserved: Oct 6, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:21 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 6, 2023, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:28 AM

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