CVE-2023-35853: oisf suricata Code Injection
CVSS: 9.8v3.1CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2023-35853DEBIAN-CVE-2023-35853
Published 19-06-2023Last modified 11-12-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2023-35853 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Code Injection vulnerability in oisf suricata. EPSS estimates a 1.03% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 63.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.03%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 19-06-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-12-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Suricata before 6.0.13, an adversary who controls an external source of Lua rules may be able to execute Lua code. This is addressed in 6.0.13 by disabling Lua unless allow-rules is true in the security lua configuration section.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.03%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
63%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.03% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score1.03%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- suricata< 1:6.0.13-1
Oisf1 product
- suricata< 6.0.13
Ubuntu1 product
- suricataAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
