What is CVE-2023-33779?

CVE-2023-33779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xuxueli Xxl-Job, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-05-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-33779?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Xuxueli Xxl-Job

CVE-2023-33779

A lateral privilege escalation vulnerability in XXL-Job v2.4.1 allows users to execute arbitrary commands on another user's account via a crafted POST request to the component /jobinfo/.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2023-05-26 · last modified 2026-07-09.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (60.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 60.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Xuxueli Xxl-Job — versions 2.4.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Product)
github.com/xuxueli/xxl-job (Product)
github.com/silence-silence/xxl-job-lateral-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-/… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33779?: CVE-2023-33779 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xuxueli Xxl-Job, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-05-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-33779?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.