CVE-2023-39017

Name: CVE-2023-39017
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2023-07-28T15:15:13.16+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.8/10EPSS 1.02%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-39017 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. quartz-jobs 2.3.2 and below was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability in the component org.quartz.jobs.ee.jms.SendQueueMessageJob.execute. This vulnerability is exploited via passing an unchecked argument. EPSS estimates a 1.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

quartz-jobs 2.3.2 and below was discovered to contain a code injection vulnerability in the component org.quartz.jobs.ee.jms.SendQueueMessageJob.execute. This vulnerability is exploited via passing an unchecked argument. NOTE: this is disputed by multiple parties because it is not plausible that untrusted user input would reach the code location where injection must occur.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.8/10

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

EPSS Probability

1.02%

58.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Softwareag	Quartz	<= 2.3.2

References

https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/issues/943Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://github.com/quartz-scheduler/quartz/issues/943Exploit, Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Jul 28, 2023
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-39017?

How severe is CVE-2023-39017?

CVE-2023-39017 has a CVSS score of 9.8/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.02% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39017?

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Source: NVD / NIST