CVE-2023-37582 — Vulnerability in...

CRITICAL

RocketMQ NameServer component Code Injection vulnerability

Published July 12, 2023Updated February 13, 2025Source: osv

Summary

The RocketMQ NameServer component still has a remote command execution vulnerability as the CVE-2023-33246 issue was not completely fixed in version 5.1.1. When NameServer address are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function on the NameServer component to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. It is recommended for users to upgrade their NameServer version to 5.1.2 or above for RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.7 or above for RocketMQ 4.x to prevent these attacks.

Advisory Timeline

First published July 12, 2023 (1188 days ago).
Last revised February 13, 2025 — 582 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven

Update org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv to 5.1.2 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.1.2 for org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv -->

Maven

Update org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv to 4.9.7 or later

<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 4.9.7 for org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (2)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

Package	Ecosystem	Affected	Fixed In
org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv	maven	5.0.0, 5.0.0-PREVIEW, 5.1.0, 5.1.1	5.1.2
org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv	maven	4.0.0-incubating, 4.1.0-incubating, 4.2.0, 4.3.0 (+18 more)	4.9.7

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CWE-94
Code InjectionMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-37582?: RocketMQ NameServer component Code Injection vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-37582?: CVE-2023-37582 affects org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-37582 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score

9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-gpq8-963w-8qc9

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