What is CVE-2023-42508?

CVE-2023-42508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-10-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-42508?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-42508 known to be exploited?

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

Improper input validation in Jfrog Artifactory

CVE-2023-42508

JFrog Artifactory prior to version 7.66.0 is vulnerable to specific endpoint abuse with a specially crafted payload, which can lead to unauthenticated users being able to send emails with manipulated email body.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-10-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (32.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 32nd percentile — 32.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Jfrog Artifactory — versions 7.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

jfrog.com/help/r/jfrog-release-information/jfrog-security-advisories (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42508?: CVE-2023-42508 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jfrog Artifactory, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-10-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-42508?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42508 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.