What is CVE-2023-52251?

CVE-2023-52251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Provectus Ui, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-01-25.

How severe is CVE-2023-52251?

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

Is CVE-2023-52251 known to be exploited?

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

RCE in Provectus Ui

CVE-2023-52251

An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0.4.0 through 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the q parameter of /api/clusters/local/topics/{topic}/messages. No fixed release is available; the project has had no commit since 2024-04-08.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

Published 2024-01-25 · last modified 2026-09-08.

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: 0.868 (99.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-15.

High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.868 · newest: 0.868 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Provectus Ui

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-52251?: CVE-2023-52251 is a high-severity vulnerability in Provectus Ui, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-01-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-52251?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-52251 known to be exploited?: 28 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.