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TI-2023-20042 Aliases CVE-2023-38693GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf

RCE in Lucee REST endpoint

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-611Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.

Summary

Lucee Server (or simply Lucee) is a dynamic, Java based, tag and scripting language used for rapid web application development. The Lucee REST endpoint is vulnerable to RCE via an XML XXE attack. This vulnerability is fixed in Lucee 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, and 5.3.9.173.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00823 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Lucee (lucee): 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59 +2org.lucee:lucee (Maven): 5.3.12.1, 5.4.3.2, 5.3.8.236 +1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
luceeLucee5.4.0.0 to before 5.4.3.2; 5.3.12.0 to before 5.3.12.1; before 5.3.7.59; 5.3.8.0 to before 5.3.8.236; 5.3.9.0 to before 5.3.9.1735.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173Patch availableCNA
—org.lucee:lucee (Maven)5.3.10.79-RC to before 5.3.12.15.3.12.1Patch availableGHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
—org.lucee:lucee (Maven)5.4.0.65-RC to before 5.4.3.25.4.3.2Patch availableGHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
—org.lucee:lucee (Maven)up to 5.3.7.59—No fix listedGHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
—org.lucee:lucee (Maven)5.3.8.132-RC to before 5.3.8.2365.3.8.236Patch availableGHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
—org.lucee:lucee (Maven)5.3.9.113 to before 5.3.9.1735.3.9.173Patch availableGHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
  • Lucee Vendorlucee Affected 5.4.0.0 to before 5.4.3.2; 5.3.12.0 to before 5.3.12.1; before 5.3.7.59; 5.3.8.0 to before 5.3.8.236; 5.3.9.0 to before 5.3.9.173 Fixed in 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173 Patch available CNA
  • org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.10.79-RC to before 5.3.12.1 Fixed in 5.3.12.1 Patch available GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
  • org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.4.0.65-RC to before 5.4.3.2 Fixed in 5.4.3.2 Patch available GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
  • org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 5.3.7.59 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
  • org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.8.132-RC to before 5.3.8.236 Fixed in 5.3.8.236 Patch available GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf
  • org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Vendor— Affected 5.3.9.113 to before 5.3.9.173 Fixed in 5.3.9.173 Patch available GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Lucee (lucee) Fixed in 5.4.3.2, 5.3.12.1, 5.3.7.59, 5.3.8.236, 5.3.9.173
  • Fix · GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.12.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Fixed in 5.4.3.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.8.236 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf org.lucee:lucee (Maven) Fixed in 5.3.9.173 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38693
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vwjx-mmwm-pwrf

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2021-04407 Remote Code Exploit in Lucee Admin CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-23334 Lucee CFML Server Reflected XSS via URL Path Parsing CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.2
  • TI-2024-36819 Lucee before 5.4.7.3 LTS and 6 before 6.1.1.118, when an attacker can place files on the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-30163 Lucee 5.4.2.17 Authenticated Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via Admin Interfaces CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8

Sources

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