What is CVE-2023-38889?

CVE-2023-38889 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Alluxio, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2023-38889?

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

Is CVE-2023-38889 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

RCE in Alluxio

CVE-2023-38889

An issue in Alluxio v.2.9.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the username parameter of lluxio.util.CommonUtils.getUnixGroups(java.lang.String).

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

EPSS: 0.011 (62.2th 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

Alluxio
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38889?: CVE-2023-38889 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Alluxio, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2023-38889?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-38889 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.