CVE-2023-42508
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 · uneditedJFrog Artifactory prior to version 7.66.0 is vulnerable to specific endpoint abuse with a specially crafted payload, which can lead to unauthenticated users being able to send emails with manipulated email body.
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 · moderate confidenceJFrog Artifactory versions prior to 7.66.0 contain a vulnerability in a specific endpoint that allows unauthenticated attackers to send emails with manipulated email bodies via a specially crafted payload. The issue stems from insufficient validation on the affected endpoint, enabling abuse of the email functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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>= 7.0.0, < 7.66.0CVSS 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
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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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Determine installed Artifactory versionAccess the Artifactory admin UI and navigate to the 'About' or 'System Information' page, or use the REST API endpoint '/api/system/version' to retrieve the current version numberAffected if The version is 7.0.0 or higher but lower than 7.66.0
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Compare version against affected rangeCompare the installed version number to the affected range: 7.0.0 <= version < 7.66.0Affected if The installed version falls within 7.0.0 through 7.65.x (any version before 7.66.0)
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Verify email functionality is enabledCheck Artifactory SMTP/email configuration in the admin UI under 'Mail Server' settings, or inspect the system configuration for an active email server configurationAffected if Email functionality is configured and enabled in the Artifactory instance
You are affected if your Artifactory version is 7.0.0 or higher but lower than 7.66.0 AND you have email functionality configured.
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 · scoped7.66.0
Upgrade JFrog Artifactory to version 7.66.0 or later. Prior to upgrading, assess the current environment, perform backups, and test the upgrade in a staging environment to ensure email functionality and other integrations remain operational.
Artifactory version 7.66.0 or later
- Ensure you have a complete backup of your Artifactory data and configuration before upgrading
- Review the JFrog Artifactory Upgrade Guide for your current version to identify any intermediate upgrade requirements
- Download Artifactory version 7.66.0 or later from the official JFrog distribution
- Stop the Artifactory service before performing the upgrade
- Execute the upgrade following JFrog's standard upgrade procedure for your deployment method (Kubernetes, Docker, or manual installation)
- After upgrade completion, verify the Artifactory service is running correctly
- Test that the email functionality works correctly with proper authentication
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-42508 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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