CVE-2023-21839
Actively exploited. CVE-2023-21839 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2023-05-01) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.
Public exploit code is available. Proof-of-concept or working exploit code for CVE-2023-21839 is indexed in Metasploit, GitHub PoC and Nuclei. Expect opportunistic scanning and exploitation attempts — prioritize remediation.
Oracle WebLogic Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker with network access via T3, IIOP, to compromise Oracle WebLogic Server.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An unspecified vulnerability allows unauthenticated network access to compromise the server.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Oracle WebLogic Server are affected.
- Urgency
- Immediate action is required as the vulnerability is actively exploited and critical.
- Action
- Update to the latest version of WebLogic Server.
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Exploitation outlook
- Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Exploit availability
Public exploit or proof-of-concept code for CVE-2023-21839 is indexed in these free datasets. Available exploit code raises real-world risk independent of the CVSS score.
- MetasploitA Metasploit Framework module targets this CVE — weaponized, point-and-click exploitation.look it up ↗
- GitHub PoCPublic proof-of-concept repositories on GitHub reference this CVE.look it up ↗
- NucleiA nuclei-templates detection/PoC template exists for this CVE.look it up ↗
Advisory coverage (1)
- criticalexploitedCVE-2023-21839: Oracle WebLogic Server Unspecified Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2023-05-01
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