An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive…
Priority HIGH 72CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22, CWE-94 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the expandIfZip method in the extract function.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01472 73rd 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
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) | up to 3.9.0 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-cj8w-v588-p8wx |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) Vendor— Affected up to 3.9.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cj8w-v588-p8wx
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pf4j_project:pf4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.9.0 | Vulnerable | Pf4j Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:pf4j_project:pf4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·Pf4j Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-40828
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cj8w-v588-p8wx
References
More Pf4j Project Pf4j vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-43167 pf4j before 20c2f80 has a path traversal vulnerability in the extract() function of… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-21567 An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-21566 An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-40828 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-40828 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cj8w-v588-p8wx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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