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title: "CVE-2023-46502: OpenCRX allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2023-46502/
description: "CVE-2023-46502 (org.opencrx:opencrx-client (Maven)): An issue in openCRX v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to read internal files and execute server side…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2023-10-30
date_modified: 2024-09-09
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2023-46502"
kev: false
cvss: 9.8
epss: 0.00721
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2023-46502: OpenCRX allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request

**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?

- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.7% , percentile 53: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.7% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 53% 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 org.opencrx:opencrx-client (Maven) < 5.3.0, fixed in 5.3.0 . Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.

## What it is

An issue in openCRX v.5.2.2 allows a remote attacker to read internal files and execute server side request forgery attack via insecure DocumentBuilderFactory.

## Affected packages

- Maven `org.opencrx:opencrx-client` < 5.3.0 → fixed: 5.3.0

## Affected products (CVE record)

- n/a n/a: see advisory

## Severity

- CISA-ADP CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
- GitHub CVSS 3.1: 9.8 `CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none , automatable yes , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 53.

## Sources

- [GitHub Advisory GHSA-q74f-rf27-8hxc](https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q74f-rf27-8hxc)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2023-46502](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-46502)
- [NVD entry CVE-2023-46502](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46502)
- [github.com](https://github.com/opencrx/opencrx/commit/ce7a71db0bb34ecbcb0e822d40598e410a48b399)
- [gist.github.com](https://gist.github.com/spookhorror/9519fc66d3946e887e4a86c06ddbee0e)

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