Deserialization in Apache 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 versions; Apache Dubbo 3.1.x version 3.1.5 and prior versions.

Vulnerability class: Insecure Deserialization

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.048 (91.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-23638: held from 0.048 to 0.048.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.048 · newest: 0.048 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23638?
CVE-2023-23638 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache 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.