CVE-2023-33246 Apache RocketMQ: command or code injection
In plain words: The program treats text it receives as instructions instead of plain data. The attacker can run commands on the machine — often the whole device is taken over.
Confirmed exploited by CISA on · US federal patch deadline Sep 27, 2023
What to do
- Install Apache's security update for RocketMQ. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships.
- Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
- Patch anything in this catalog first, ahead of normal patch cycles.
- Put admin and file-transfer apps behind a VPN or single sign-on instead of the open internet.
Who is affected
Work IT. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.
What's at risk: Mass data theft and ransomware: a single flaw in a file-transfer or email server has exposed thousands of organisations at once.
The details
- Official name
- Apache RocketMQ Command Execution Vulnerability
- Product
- Apache RocketMQ
- CISA description
- Several components of Apache RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are exposed to 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 or achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content.
- Type of flaw
- Command or code injection (CWE-94)
- Confirmed exploited
- Sep 6, 2023
- US federal patch deadline
- Sep 27, 2023
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Questions about CVE-2023-33246
Is CVE-2023-33246 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2023-33246 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Sep 6, 2023, which means there is reliable evidence of real-world attacks.
How do I fix CVE-2023-33246?
Install Apache's security update for RocketMQ. If no update exists, follow the vendor's workaround or stop using the product until one ships. Keep a list of every internet-facing server you run so nothing is forgotten.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-33246?
Only if you use Apache RocketMQ. Aimed mostly at company systems — you are affected through the companies you use, not your own phone.