Vulnerability · Published Jul 13, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-38198
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity code injection in the affected software. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 65% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94
References
- https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4659
- https://groups.google.com/a/mozilla.org/g/dev-security-policy/c/heXVr8o83Ys
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36252310
- https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/releases/tag/3.0.6
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36254093
- https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/comments/144ygg7/acmesh_runs_arbitrary_commands_from_a_remote/
- [oss-security] 20230713 Re: RCE in acme.sh < 3.0.6 mailing-list