RCE in Curiosity-Org Gipsy
CVE-2023-30621
Gipsy is a multi-purpose discord bot which aim to be as modular and user-friendly as possible. In versions prior to 1.3 users can run command on the host machine with sudoer permission. The `!ping` command when provided with an IP or hostname used to run a bash `ping <IP>` without verification that the IP or hostname was legitimate. This command was executed with root permissions and may lead to arbitrary command injection on the host server. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.019 (77.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Curiosity-org Gipsy — versions < 1.3
- Gipsy_project Gipsy
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-30621?
- CVE-2023-30621 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Curiosity-Org Gipsy, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-04-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-30621?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.