CVE-2023-28628
MEDIUMDescription
lambdaisland/uri is a pure Clojure/ClojureScript URI library. In versions prior to 1.14.120 `authority-regex` allows an attacker to send malicious URLs to be parsed by the `lambdaisland/uri` and return the wrong authority. This issue is similar to but distinct from CVE-2020-8910. The regex in question doesn't handle the backslash (`\`) character in the username correctly, leading to a wrong output. ex. a payload of `https://example.com\\@google.com` would return that the host is `google.com`, but the correct host should be `example.com`. Given that the library returns the wrong authority this may be abused to bypass host restrictions depending on how the library is used in an application. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 43% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2025-24813 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2020-15505 | Critical | 9.8 | 100% | KEV | Fix |
| CVE-2021-40539 | Critical | 9.8 | 99% | KEV + Ransom | Fix |
| CVE-2024-27292 | High | 7.5 | 69% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-40856 | High | 7.5 | 51% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-24122 | Medium | 5.9 | 23% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-28628?
Published advisories record a fix for 2 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.
Is CVE-2023-28628 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-28628 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.55% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 43% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-28628?
CVE-2023-28628 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2023-28628 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for lambdaisland-uri-clojure (Ubuntu), liblambdaisland-uri-clojure (Ubuntu). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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