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title: "CVE-2023-44794: SaToken privilege escalation vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2023-44794/
description: "CVE-2023-44794 (cn.dev33:sa-token-core (Maven)): An issue in Dromara SaToken version 1.36.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-10-25
date_modified: 2024-09-12
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2023-44794"
kev: false
cvss: 9.3
epss: 0.00964
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2023-44794: SaToken privilege escalation vulnerability

**Signal:** Critical and remotely reachable. No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Not in CISA KEV , but CISA’s SSVC assessment records a public proof-of-concept, so attack code exists.
- EPSS 1.0% , percentile 61: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes cn.dev33:sa-token-core (Maven) < 1.37.0, fixed in 1.37.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

An issue in Dromara SaToken version 1.36.0 and before allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via a crafted payload to the URL.

## Affected packages

- Maven `cn.dev33:sa-token-core` < 1.37.0 → fixed: 1.37.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a n/a: see advisory

## Severity

- GitHub CVSS 4.0: 9.3 `CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation poc , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.96% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 61.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-54f6-9mx9-86f7](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-54f6-9mx9-86f7)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2023-44794](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44794)
- [NVD entry CVE-2023-44794](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44794)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dromara/Sa-Token/issues/515)
- [github.com](https://github.com/dromara/Sa-Token/commit/954efeb73277f924f836da2a25322ea35ee1bfa3)

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