CVE-2023-38198 (GCVE-0-2023-38198)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:01
VLAI
Summary
acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-10-30 19:01 UTC
CWE
  • n/a
  • CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
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