What is CVE-2023-23638?

CVE-2023-23638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Dubbo, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-03-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-23638?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-23638 known to be exploited?

34 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deserialization in Apache Software Foundation Dubbo

CVE-2023-23638

A deserialization vulnerability existed when dubbo generic invoke, which could lead to malicious code execution. This issue affects Apache Dubbo 2.7.x version 2.7.21 and prior versions; Apache Dubbo 3.0.x version 3.0.13 and prior version…

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

EPSS: 0.503 (97.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Apache Software Foundation Dubbo — versions Apache Dubbo 2.7.x, Apache Dubbo 3.0.x, Apache Dubbo 3.1.x

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-502 — Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

lists.apache.org/thread/8h6zscfzj482z512d2v5ft63hdhzm0cb (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23638?: CVE-2023-23638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Dubbo, classified under Deserialization of Untrusted Data. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2023-03-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-23638?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-23638 known to be exploited?: 34 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.