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CVE-2023-38198

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Description

acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

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https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310

https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys

https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1

https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-07-13

Updated: 2024-10-30

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.01036

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