{"answers":{"affected":"10 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.lucee:lucee.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38693 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Upgrade org.lucee:lucee to a fixed version for your release line: 5.3.12.1, 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173 or 5.4.3.2.","what":"CVE-2023-38693 is a critical vulnerability in Lucee, published on 5 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38693 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2023-38693 is a critical vulnerability in Lucee, published on 5 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38693 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected packages and fixed versions:\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected all versions up to 5.3.7.59; no fix listed\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected all versions up to 5.3.7.59; no fix listed\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.3.10.79-RC; fixed in 5.3.12.1\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.3.10.79-RC; fixed in 5.3.12.1\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.3.8.132-RC; fixed in 5.3.8.236\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.3.8.132-RC; fixed in 5.3.8.236\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.3.9.113; fixed in 5.3.9.173\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.3.9.113; fixed in 5.3.9.173\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.4.0.65-RC; fixed in 5.4.3.2\n- org.lucee:lucee (Maven): affected from 5.4.0.65-RC; fixed in 5.4.3.2\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38693/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38693/index.md)","id":"CVE-2023-38693","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38693/index.md","name":"CVE-2023-38693","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"],"analysis":{"component_type":"server_software","fix_type":"upgrade","impacts":["code_execution"],"network_reachable":"yes","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Lucee application server","requires_auth":"none","summary":"Attackers can achieve remote code execution via XML External Entity injection in the Lucee REST endpoint.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"xxe"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"GitHub_M","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":9.8,"severity":"critical","source":"cna","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-611","name":"Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference"}],"description":"Lucee Server (or simply Lucee) is a dynamic, Java based, tag and scripting language used for rapid web application development. The Lucee REST endpoint is vulnerable to RCE via an XML XXE attack. This vulnerability is fixed in Lucee 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, and 5.3.9.173.","ecosystems":["Maven"],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"RCE in Lucee REST endpoint","id":"CVE-2023-38693","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":"Maven","product":null,"products":[],"type":"xxe","year":"2023"},"n_packages":10,"n_references":1,"next":{"headline":"Umbraco CMS vulnerable to possible injection of HTML in an unintended form","id":"CVE-2023-38694"},"packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["5.3.7.59"],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":[],"introduced":["0"],"last_affected":["5.3.7.59"],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":"pkg:maven/org.lucee/lucee","source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.12.1"],"introduced":["5.3.10.79-RC"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.12.1"],"introduced":["5.3.10.79-RC"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":"pkg:maven/org.lucee/lucee","source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.8.236"],"introduced":["5.3.8.132-RC"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.8.236"],"introduced":["5.3.8.132-RC"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":"pkg:maven/org.lucee/lucee","source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.9.173"],"introduced":["5.3.9.113"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.3.9.173"],"introduced":["5.3.9.113"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":"pkg:maven/org.lucee/lucee","source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.4.3.2"],"introduced":["5.4.0.65-RC"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":null,"source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"},{"ecosystem":"Maven","fixed":["5.4.3.2"],"introduced":["5.4.0.65-RC"],"last_affected":[],"package":"org.lucee:lucee","purl":"pkg:maven/org.lucee/lucee","source":"GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf"}],"prev":{"headline":"Command injection vulnerability in module management function in CloudExplorer Lite","id":"CVE-2023-38692"},"products":["Lucee"],"published":"2025-03-05","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CC BY 4.0","name":"GitHub Advisory Database","prefix":"GHSA"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":"no","exploitation":"none","technical_impact":"partial"},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2025-03-06","vendors":["lucee"]},"summary":"Attackers can achieve remote code execution via XML External Entity injection in the Lucee REST endpoint.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38693/"}