RCE in Codecentric Spring Boot Admin
CVE-2023-38286
Thymeleaf through 3.1.1.RELEASE, as used in spring-boot-admin (aka Spring Boot Admin) through 3.1.1 and other products, allows sandbox bypass via crafted HTML. This may be relevant for SSTI (Server Side Template Injection) and code execution in spring-boot-admin if MailNotifier is enabled and there is write access to environment variables via the UI.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.010 (59.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Codecentric Spring_boot_admin
- Thymeleaf
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-38286?
- CVE-2023-38286 is a high-severity vulnerability in Codecentric Spring Boot Admin, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-07-14.
- How severe is CVE-2023-38286?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-38286 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.