Apache RocketMQ Command Execution Vulnerability

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Summary

CVECVE-2023-33246
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2023-05-24 15:15:00 UTC
Updated2023-07-12 12:15:00 UTC
DescriptionFor RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below, under certain conditions, there is a risk of remote command execution.  Several components of RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. Additionally, an attacker can achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content.  To prevent these attacks, users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.1.1 or above for using RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.6 or above for using RocketMQ 4.x .

Risk And Classification

EPSS: 0.966040000 probability, percentile 0.998770000 (date 2026-07-22)

CISA KEV: Listed on 2023-09-06; due 2023-09-27; ransomware use Unknown

Problem Types: CWE-94

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

VendorApache
ProductRocketMQ
NameApache RocketMQ Command Execution Vulnerability
Required ActionApply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Noteshttps://lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33246

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Apache Rocketmq All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
lists.apache.org/thread/1s8j2c8kogthtpv3060yddk03zq0pxyp MISC lists.apache.org
oss-security - CVE-2023-37582: Apache RocketMQ: Possible remote code execution when using the update configuration function MISC www.openwall.com
Apache RocketMQ 5.1.0 Arbitrary Code Injection ≈ Packet Storm MISC packetstormsecurity.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog CISA www.cisa.gov kev

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 730868 Apache RocketMQ Remote Code Execution (RCE) Vulnerability

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