# CVE-2023-33779: Privilege escalation in XXL-Job

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands on other users' accounts via crafted requests, requiring immediate upgrade of the XXL-Job scheduling platform.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 26 May 2023
- **Updated:** 9 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9mmj-64jh-ph9c

## What is CVE-2023-33779?

CVE-2023-33779 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A lateral privilege escalation vulnerability in XXL-Job v2.4.1 allows users to execute arbitrary commands on another user's account via a crafted POST request to the component /jobinfo/.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33779?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including com.xuxueli:xxl-job. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `com.xuxueli:xxl-job` | Maven | All versions to 2.4.1 | None |
| `com.xuxueli:xxl-job` | Maven | All versions to 2.4.1 | None |

Products: Xuxueli Xxl-Job.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33779?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33779 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33779 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-33779 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2022-40929](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-40929/): XXL-JOB contains a Command execution vulnerability in background tasks (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-42681](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-42681/): Improper Preservation of Permissions in xxl-job (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2024-24113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24113/): XXL-JOB vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-48089](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48089/): xxl-job-admin vulnerable to Remote Code Execution (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2020-24922](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-24922/): xuxueli xxl-job Cross-Site Request Forgery Vulnerability (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33779 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33779 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 26 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-33779 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- com.xuxueli:xxl-job (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.4.1; no fix listed
- com.xuxueli:xxl-job (Maven): affected all versions up to 2.4.1; no fix listed

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-2023-33779/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33779/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33779
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33779
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33779

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33779/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.