9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-38198
Acme.sh Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
Description

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

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2023, 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 30, 2024, 7:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-38198 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Acme.sh_project acme.sh
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-38198.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6 Release Notes
https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310 Third Party Advisory
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093 Third Party Advisory
https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-38198 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-38198 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-94
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659 No Types Assigned https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6 No Types Assigned https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys No Types Assigned https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310 No Types Assigned https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093 No Types Assigned https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/ No Types Assigned https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:acme.sh_project:acme.sh:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.0.6
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 13, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/13/1 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.62 }} 0.27%

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0.79157

percentile

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