Vulnerability in Judge0

CVE-2024-28189

Judge0 is an open-source online code execution system. The application uses the UNIX chown command on an untrusted file within the sandbox. An attacker can abuse this by creating a symbolic link (symlink) to a file outside the sandbox, all…

EPSS: 0.576 (98.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-28189?
CVE-2024-28189 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Judge0, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2024-04-18.
How severe is CVE-2024-28189?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-28189 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.