9.8

CVE-2023-6267: Quarkus: json payload getting processed prior to security checks when rest resources are used with annotations.

Modified
AliasesGHSA-8j3x-w35r-rw4r
Published 25-01-2024Last modified 20-11-2025

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-6267 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in quarkus. EPSS estimates a 0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 8.6 (CVE.org); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 1% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.72%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-01-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 20-11-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A flaw was found in the json payload. If annotation based security is used to secure a REST resource, the JSON body that the resource may consume is being processed (deserialized) prior to the security constraints being evaluated and applied. This does not happen with configuration based security.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.72%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

54%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.72% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Io.quarkus.resteasy.reactive1 product
  • resteasy-reactive< 2.13.9.Final | ≥ 3.0.0.Final, < 3.2.9.Final
Quarkus1 product
  • quarkusEOL< 2.13.9 | ≥ 3.0.0, < 3.2.9 | 2.13.9 | 3.2.9

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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