acme.sh up to 3.0.5 eval privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in acme.sh up to 3.0.5. Affected is the function eval. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-38198. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additionally, an exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in acme.sh up to 3.0.5. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

acme.sh before 3.0.6 runs arbitrary commands from a remote server via eval, as exploited in the wild in June 2023.

The weakness was released 07/13/2023 as 4659. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-38198. Technical details and a exploit are known.

It is declared as attacked.

Upgrading to version 3.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Zero-Day.cz (780) and EUVD (EUVD-2023-42020). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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CPE 2.3info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Attacked

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: acme.sh 3.0.6

Timelineinfo

07/13/2023 🔍
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07/13/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/19/2026 +920 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 4659
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-38198 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-38198
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-233991
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/13/2023 09:32
Updated: 01/19/2026 00:42
Changes: 07/13/2023 09:32 (39), 08/05/2023 06:19 (1), 08/05/2023 06:27 (11), 06/11/2024 08:44 (16), 01/19/2026 00:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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