CVE-2023-40571
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedweblogic-framework is a tool for detecting weblogic vulnerabilities. Versions 0.2.3 and prior do not verify the returned data packets, and there is a deserialization vulnerability which may lead to remote code execution. When weblogic-framework gets the command echo, it directly deserializes the data returned by the server without verifying it. At the same time, the classloader loads a lot of deserialization calls. In this case, the malicious serialized data returned by the server will cause remote code execution. Version 0.2.4 contains a patch for this issue.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe weblogic-framework tool versions 0.2.3 and prior contain a deserialization vulnerability where it deserializes server responses without verifying the data, allowing a malicious server to send crafted serialized objects that execute arbitrary code on the client running the vulnerability detection tool.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 0.2.4CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed weblogic-framework package versionRun `pip show weblogic-framework` or `pip list | grep weblogic-framework` to display the installed package versionAffected if The version displayed is 0.2.3 or lower (any version below 0.2.4)
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Verify package version in dependency fileInspect your requirements.txt, setup.py, or pyproject.toml for the weblogic-framework version entryAffected if The declared version is < 0.2.4 or uses an unpinned version that resolves to 0.2.3 or lower
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Check Python environment for vulnerable versionRun `python -c "import weblogic_framework; print(weblogic_framework.__version__)"` if the package is importableAffected if The printed version is 0.2.3 or prior
You are affected if the installed or pinned version of weblogic-framework is any version prior to 0.2.4, as this is when the unsafe deserialization vulnerability exists.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped0.2.4
Upgrade weblogic-framework to version 0.2.4 which contains the patch for proper validation of server responses before deserialization.
0.2.4
- Upgrade weblogic-framework to version 0.2.4 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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