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CVE-2023-33246: Apache RocketMQ Command Execution Vulnerability

criticalknown exploitedpublic exploitCVE-2023-33246
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Several components of Apache RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are exposed to the extranet and lack permission verification. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as or achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Apacheproduct: RocketMQRemote code execution
What
A command execution vulnerability allows attackers to execute commands as system users due to lack of permission verification.
Who is affected
Deployments of Apache RocketMQ components exposed to the extranet.
Urgency
Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
Action
Update to the latest version of Apache RocketMQ.

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Details

Source
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (US · database · site)
Severity
critical
Published
2023-09-06
Exploitation
Observed in the wild (CISA KEV)

Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33246

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Referenced CVEs

CVECSIRTS overviewExternal
CVE-2023-33246coverage & exploitation statusNVD · CVE.org

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