CVE-2023-37582

Apache RocketMQ: Possible remote code execution when using the update configuration function

The RocketMQ NameServer component still has a remote command execution vulnerability as the CVE-2023-33246 issue was not completely fixed in version 5.1.1. When NameServer address are leaked on the extranet and lack permission verification, an attacker can exploit this vulnerability by using the update configuration function on the NameServer component to execute commands as the system users that RocketMQ is running as. It is recommended for users to upgrade their NameServer version to 5.1.2 or above for RocketMQ 5.x or 4.9.7 or above for RocketMQ 4.x to prevent these attacks.

Affected

Apache Software Foundation · Apache RocketMQ

CVSS v3.1 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

90.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 100th percentile

Nuclei

critical · CWE-94

Published

2023-07-12

Updated

2025-04-23

Proof-of-concept exploits (3)

• Malayke/CVE-2023-37582_EXPLOIT47★ · 2023-07-19
• laishouchao/Apache-RocketMQ-RCE-CVE-2023-37582-poc1★ · 2025-05-12
• shoucheng3/apache__rocketmq_CVE-2023-37582_4-9-60★ · 2025-08-16

Nuclei templates (1)

• projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/network/cves/2023/CVE-2023-37582.yaml

Vulhub environments (1)

• vulhub/vulhub/tree/master/rocketmq/CVE-2023-37582

Exploit collections (2)

• CVE-2023-37582helloexp/0day
• CVE-2023-37582.yamlzan8in/afrog

Security advisories

• https://lists.apache.org/thread/m614czxtpvlztd7mfgcs2xcsg36rdbnc
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/07/12/1
• advisories/GHSA-gpq8-963w-8qc9

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2023-33246
• CVE-2025-51591