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CVE-2023-31873

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-31873 describes an arbitrary code execution vulnerability in Gin 0.7.4, where opening a specially crafted file can lead to the execution of arbitrary code, for example, via require('child_process'). This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with local access, low attack complexity, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and lacking Metasploit or Nuclei exploits, public exploit code (EDB-51469) exists, though there is currently no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
0.7.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gin_project:gin:0.7.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.35%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
68.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-51469 · May 23, 2023
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0135 is in the 67th percentile among its peer group of 11,621 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/172530/Gin-Markdown-Editor-0.7.4-Arbitrary-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry