# CVE-2023-30859: Spigot Command Exploit in Triton

> Attackers can execute arbitrary console commands via a custom packet when bungee mode is enabled, leading to privilege escalation and data exposure.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 May 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8vj5-jccf-q25r

## What is CVE-2023-30859?

CVE-2023-30859 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in tritonmc Triton, published on 1 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Triton is a Minecraft plugin for Spigot and BungeeCord that helps you translate your Minecraft server. The CustomPayload packet allows you to execute commands on the spigot/bukkit console. When you enable bungee mode in the config it will enable the bungee bridge and the server will begin to broadcast the 'triton:main' plugin channel. Using this plugin channel you are able to send a payload packet containing a byte (2) and a string (any spigot command). This could be used to make yourself a server operator and be used to extract other user information through phishing (pretending to be an admin), many servers use essentials so the /geoip command could be available to them, etc. This could also be modified to allow you to set the servers language, set another players language, etc. This issue affects those who have bungee enabled in config. This issue has been fixed in version 3.8.4.

Weakness: CWE-419 (Unprotected Primary Channel)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-30859?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Triton Project Triton.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-30859?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-30859 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-30859 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-30859 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-30859 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-30859 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in tritonmc Triton, published on 1 May 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-30859 exists.

Affected product: tritonmc Triton. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30859/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30859/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-30859
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30859
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-30859

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30859/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.