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CVE-2023-30621

9.8 · CRITICAL

Gipsy is a multi-purpose discord bot which aim to be as modular and user-friendly as possible.

Published Apr 21, 2023CWE-78EPSS 1.81%

Overview

CVE-2023-30621 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 21, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Gipsy is a multi-purpose discord bot which aim to be as modular and user-friendly as possible. In versions prior to 1.3 users can run command on the host machine with sudoer permission. The `!ping` command when provided with an IP or hostname used to run a bash `ping <IP>` without verification that the IP or hostname was legitimate. This command was executed with root permissions and may lead to arbitrary command injection on the host server. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/Curiosity-org/Gipsy/security/advisories/GHSA-6cw6-r8pg-j7whGitHubgithub.com/Gunivers/Gipsy/pull/24GitHubgithub.com/Gunivers/Gipsy/pull/24/commits/716818e967069f144aae66d51464b237c22b6cdfGitHubgithub.com/Curiosity-org/Gipsy/security/advisories/GHSA-6cw6-r8pg-j7whGitHubgithub.com/Gunivers/Gipsy/pull/24GitHubgithub.com/Gunivers/Gipsy/pull/24/commits/716818e967069f144aae66d51464b237c22b6cdf

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30621?

CVE-2023-30621 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on April 21, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-30621?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-30621?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-30621?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2023-30621 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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