What is CVE-2023-31098?

CVE-2023-31098 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Inlong, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2023-31098?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Inlong

CVE-2023-31098

Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache InLong.This issue affects Apache InLong: from 1.1.0 through 1.6.0. When users change their password to a simple password (with any character or symbol), attackers can easily guess the user's password and access the account. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache InLong's 1.7.0 or cherry-pick https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/7805 https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/7805 to solve it.

Published 2023-05-22 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Apache Inlong
Apache Software Foundation Inlong — versions 1.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-521 — Weak Password Requirements

References

lists.apache.org/thread/1fvloc3no1gbffzrcsx9ltsg08wr2d1w (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-31098?: CVE-2023-31098 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Apache Inlong, classified under Weak Password Requirements. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2023-31098?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.