01 Record

CVE-2023-51079

A long execution time can occur in the ParseTools.subCompileExpression method in MVEL 2.5.0.Final because of many Java class lookups. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the only thing that you

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre

CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector

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02 Description

A long execution time can occur in the ParseTools.subCompileExpression method in MVEL 2.5.0.Final because of many Java class lookups. NOTE: the vendor disputes this because "the only thing that you

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.74% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Ranks above 51.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 5.3 (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:N/I:N/A:L
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: Moderate. 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.

04 Metadata

Published: 2023-12-27 00:00Z2 YR AGO
Last updated: 2024-08-02 22:32Z2 YR AGO
Reserved: 2023-12-18
Assigning CNA: mitre
Record state: PUBLISHED
Severity: Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector: Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses: No CWE assigned
Data version: 5.1
Document digest: f7ab89172f2dc4e96003e402775865aaaacf85ef874417918633328fc3d403d6