Cachet vulnerable to Authenticated Remote Code Execution
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
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
Cachet is an open-source status page system. Prior to the 2.4 branch, a template functionality which allows users to create templates allows them to execute any code on the server during the bad filtration and old twig version. Commit 6fb043e109d2a262ce3974e863c54e9e5f5e0587 of the 2.4 branch contains a patch for this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| cachethq | cachet | before 2.4 | 2.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | cachethq/cachet (Packagist) | before 2.4 | 2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-hv79-p62r-wg3p |
- cachet Vendorcachethq Affected before 2.4 Fixed in 2.4 Patch available CNA
- cachethq/cachet (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 2.4 Fixed in 2.4 Patch available GHSA-hv79-p62r-wg3p
Remediation
- Fix · CNA cachet (cachethq) Fixed in 2.4
- Fix · GHSA-hv79-p62r-wg3p cachethq/cachet (Packagist) Fixed in 2.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-43661
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv79-p62r-wg3p
References
More cachethq vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-77002 Stored cross-site scripting in Cachet incident form CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2026-48523 Cachet 2.4.1 Authenticated Server-Side Template Injection RCE CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2023-43661 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-43661 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hv79-p62r-wg3p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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