CVE-2023-38198 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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

Published: 2023-07-13

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

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Analysis

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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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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:acme.sh_project:acme.sh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-42020	acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00934.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/

History

Wed, 30 Oct 2024 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-94
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Acme.sh Project Acme.sh

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-02-13T17:01:47.598Z

Reserved: 2023-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-38198

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T17:30:14.099Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-07-13T03:15:09.977

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:09:38.793

Link: CVE-2023-38198

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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