CVE-2023-50164

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatableyesAn attacker can reliably automate reconnaissance through exploitation, so this scales.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

80.82% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 99.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

9.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

Critical. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-12-07 08:49Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-03-14 03:55Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-12-04

Assigning CNA

apache

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-552Files or Directories Accessible to External PartiesBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8a831faf6e6bb0ac187aef97a4caa157c2fcdba34a58356d6f81ec53fb6b7a66

• lists.apache.orghttps://lists.apache.org/thread/yh09b3fkf6vz5d6jdgrlvmg60lfwtqhjvendor-advisorymailing-list
• www.openwall.comhttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/07/1
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176157/Struts-S2-066-File-Upload-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231214-0010/