CVE-2023-33246

Several components of Apache RocketMQ, including NameServer, Broker, and Controller, are exposed to 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 or achieve the same effect by forging the RocketMQ protocol content.

What this means for your business

It affects Apache RocketMQ. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 6 September 2023.
FIRST's prediction model gives it a 97% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 99% of all known flaws.

What to do

1Check whether your company or your suppliers run Apache RocketMQ.
2If you do, follow CISA's required action below. No patch reference has been published yet.
3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 27 September 2023. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.

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Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

CISA’s wording, unedited.

Scoring

CVSS: Not yet scored

Dates

Published: 2023-09-06
Added to KEV: 2023-09-06
Remediation due: 2023-09-27
Sources: CISA KEV