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CVE-2023-33246NVD

Vulnerability Summary

For RocketMQ versions 5.1.0 and below, under certain conditions, there is a risk of remote command execution. 

Several components of RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are leaked on 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. Additionally, an attacker can achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content. 

To prevent these attacks, users are recommended to upgrade to version 5.1.1 or above for using RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.6 or above for using RocketMQ 4.x .
Severity Level
CRITICAL(9.8)
Published Date
May 24, 2023
Last Modified
Oct 22, 2025
PoC
Available(Metasploit, Nuclei)
Exploitation Status
ACTIVE
CVE Record Status
Published
EPSS Score (30-Day)
Data Pending
Root Weakness (CWE)
CWE-94: Code Injection ↗
The software constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended syntax or behavior.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.8
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

Affected & Patched Versions

Affected Versions
  • org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-broker >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.1
  • org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv >= 4.0.0, < 4.9.6
  • org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-controller >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.1
  • org.apache.rocketmq:rocketmq-namesrv >= 5.0.0, < 5.1.1
Patched Versions
Not provided by Private for this CVE.
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