CVE-2023-5720

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-5720?

Upgrade quarkus to 3.2.8 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-5720 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-5720 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.81% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-5720?

CVE-2023-5720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7, rated high. 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.

Q: What does CVE-2023-5720 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for quarkus (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

7.7

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A flaw was found in Quarkus, where it does not properly sanitize artifacts created using the Gradle plugin, allowing certain build system information to remain. This flaw allows an attacker to access potentially sensitive information from the build system within the application.

CWE-526

How to fix

Remediation Available

quarkusNVD

Affected:>= 3.0.1, < 3.2.8Fixed in:3.2.8CVE-2023-5720derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.81%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2014-2377	Medium	5.0	1.8%	-	-
CVE-2023-35931	Low	3.1	0.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-11736	Medium	4.9	0.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2026-49377	Medium	4.3	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-4369	Medium	6.8	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-9162	Medium	4.9	0.5%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-5720?

Upgrade quarkus to 3.2.8 or later.

Is CVE-2023-5720 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-5720 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.81% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-5720?

CVE-2023-5720 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.7, rated high. 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-2023-5720 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for quarkus (NVD). 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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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.