# CVE-2023-49549: Denial of service in n/a

> A remote attacker can cause a denial of service in the Cesanta MJS library via the mjs_getretvalpos function.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 2 Jan 2024
- **Updated:** 16 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fh95-g988-p9j3, UBUNTU-CVE-2023-49549

## What is CVE-2023-49549?

CVE-2023-49549 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cesanta Mjs, published on 2 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_getretvalpos function in the msj.c file.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-49549?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cesanta Mjs.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-49549?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-49549 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-49549 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-49549 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cesanta Mjs

- [CVE-2023-50044](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-50044/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-43338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43338/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-46509](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46509/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-46513](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46513/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2021-46518](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-46518/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-49549 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-49549 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Cesanta Mjs, published on 2 Jan 2024. 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-2023-49549 exists.

Affected product: Cesanta Mjs. 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-2023-49549/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49549/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-49549
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-49549
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-49549

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-49549/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.