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CVE-2023-39523

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2023-39523 is a command injection vulnerability in ScanCode.io versions prior to 32.5.1, affecting the docker fetch process. A low-privileged attacker can inject malicious commands via the docker_reference parameter, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows for remote code execution without direct feedback. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 32.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:nexb:scancode.io:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.8MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.1
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0244 is in the 81st percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
pippatch availablevia ghsa
Product: scancodeioFixed in: 32.5.1

Vendor Advisories (1)

pipGHSA-2ggp-cmvm-f62fmedium

ScanCode.io command injection in docker image fetch process

Aug 9, 2023

References

github.com / nexB/scancode.io/blob/main/scanpipe/pipes/fetch.py
Product
github.com / nexB/scancode.io/commit/07ec0de1964b14bf085a1c9a27ece2b61ab6105c
Patch
github.com / nexB/scancode.io/releases/tag/v32.5.1
Release Notes
github.com / nexB/scancode.io/security/advisories/GHSA-2ggp-cmvm-f62f
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory