FKIE_CVE-2023-38693

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-03-05 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:10
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Lucee Server (or simply Lucee) is a dynamic, Java based, tag and scripting language used for rapid web application development. The Lucee REST endpoint is vulnerable to RCE via an XML XXE attack. This vulnerability is fixed in Lucee 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, and 5.3.9.173.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/lucee/Lucee/security/advisories/GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T06:10:58.063",
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