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critical 9.8

CVE-2023-38693 json

RCE in Lucee REST endpoint

published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2023-42476 , GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.8%
EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 57%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • maven org.lucee:lucee 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173, 5.3.12.1, 5.4.3.2
  • lucee lucee_server 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173, 5.3.12.1, 5.4.3.2
  • org.lucee lucee 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173, 5.3.12.1, 5.4.3.2

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-15).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub 3.1 10.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
maven org.lucee:lucee
>=5.3.10.79-RC, <5.3.12.1
>=5.4.0.65-RC, <5.4.3.2
<=5.3.7.59
>=5.3.8.132-RC, <5.3.8.236
>=5.3.9.113, <5.3.9.173
5.3.12.1
5.4.3.2
5.3.8.236
5.3.9.173

Affected products

  • lucee Lucee

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-611 Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference

References

Sources

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