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TI-2023-13412 Aliases CVE-2023-28935GHSA-34m5-796p-mjcp

Apache UIMA DUCC: DUCC (EOL) allows RCE

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection') vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache UIMA DUCC. When using the "Distributed UIMA Cluster Computing" (DUCC) module of Apache UIMA, an authenticated user that has the permissions to modify core entities can cause command execution as the system user that runs the web process. As the "Distributed UIMA Cluster Computing" module for UIMA is retired, we do not plan to release a fix for this issue. NOTE: This vulnerability only affects products that are no longer supported by the maintainer.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.02872 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ApacheApache UIMA DUCCall versions—No fix listedCNA
—org.apache.uima:uima-ducc-parent (Maven)up to 3.0.0—No fix listedGHSA-34m5-796p-mjcp
  • Apache UIMA DUCC VendorApache Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.apache.uima:uima-ducc-parent (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.0.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-34m5-796p-mjcp

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:apache:unstructured_information_management_architecture:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableApache
  • cpe:2.3:a:apache:unstructured_information_management_architecture:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Apache

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28935
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-34m5-796p-mjcp

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

Sources

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