CVE-2023-38693 — Vulnerability in org.lucee:lucee — CVE Details
CRITICAL
Lucee RCE/XXE Vulnerability
Published March 5, 2025Updated March 5, 2025Source: osv
Summary
### Impact
The Lucee team received a responsible disclosure of a security vulnerability which affects all previous releases of Lucee.
After reviewing the report and confirming the vulnerability, the Lucee team then conducted a further security review and found additional vulnerabilities which have been addressed as part of this this security update.
### Patches
Lucee 5.4.3.2 and 5.3.12.1 stable releases have been patched with additional hardening
The older releases, 5.3.7.59., 5.3.8.236 and 5.3.9.173 have also been patched
Any users running older release, should plan to immediately upgrade to the latest stable release
6.0 will have a RC as it's not yet released
Advisory Timeline
- First published March 5, 2025 (586 days ago).
- Last revised March 5, 2025 — 0 days after initial publication.
Remediation
Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.
Maven
Update org.lucee:lucee to 5.3.9.173 or later<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.3.9.173 for org.lucee:lucee -->
Maven
Update org.lucee:lucee to 5.3.12.1 or later<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.3.12.1 for org.lucee:lucee -->
Maven
Update org.lucee:lucee to 5.4.3.2 or later<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.4.3.2 for org.lucee:lucee -->
Maven
Update org.lucee:lucee to 5.3.8.236 or later<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 5.3.8.236 for org.lucee:lucee -->
After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.
Affected Packages (5)
Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).
| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed In |
|---|---|---|---|
| org.lucee:lucee | maven | 5.0.0.120-BETA, 5.0.0.172-BETA, 5.0.0.174-BETA, 5.0.0.178-BETA (+78 more) | Range-based data available |
| org.lucee:lucee | maven | 5.3.9.133, 5.3.9.141, 5.3.9.141-RC, 5.3.9.160 (+1 more) | 5.3.9.173 |
| org.lucee:lucee | maven | 5.3.10.120, 5.3.10.79-RC, 5.3.10.94-RC, 5.3.10.97 | 5.3.12.1 |
| org.lucee:lucee | maven | 5.4.0.65-RC, 5.4.0.77-RC, 5.4.0.80, 5.4.1.8 (+1 more) | 5.4.3.2 |
| org.lucee:lucee | maven | 5.3.8.132-RC, 5.3.8.139-RC, 5.3.8.167-RC, 5.3.8.189 (+3 more) | 5.3.8.236 |
Vulnerability Classification
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.
- CWE-611XML External Entity (XXE)MITRE
CVSS Score Breakdown
What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 10.0 score means for each attack dimension.
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is CVE-2023-38693?
- Lucee RCE/XXE Vulnerability This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 10.0/10).
- How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-38693?
- CVE-2023-38693 affects org.lucee:lucee. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-38693 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.
Severity & Exploitability
CVSS Score
10.0
Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.
Also Known As
GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
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