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GSD-2023-38198

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20

Details

acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

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CVE-2023-38198

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CVE-2023-38198

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

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-07-13 00:00 – Updated: 2025-02-13 17:01

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

mitre mitre root

References

7 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-sec…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releas…
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/…
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1	mailing-list

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