CVE-2023-28425
Published: 20 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-28425 is a medium-severity Command Injection (CWE-77) vulnerability in Redis Redis. Its CVSS base score is 5.5 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.3% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-28425 affects Redis, an in-memory database that persists on disk. Starting in version 7.0.8 and prior to 7.0.10, authenticated users can invoke the MSETNX command to trigger a runtime assertion that terminates the server process. The flaw is tracked under CWE-77 and CWE-617 and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5 reflecting local attack vector, low complexity, and high availability impact.
An attacker who already possesses a valid Redis account on the affected host can execute the MSETNX command to crash the server, resulting in a denial-of-service condition. No additional user interaction or elevated privileges beyond a standard authenticated session are required.
The official fix is included in Redis 7.0.10. The project advisory and commit reference 48e0d4788434833b47892fe9f3d91be7687f25c9 document the patch, while NetApp’s advisory NTAP-20230413-0005 lists affected products and remediation guidance. The EPSS score has remained at 0.4529 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-32121
Vulnerability details
Redis is an in-memory database that persists on disk. Starting in version 7.0.8 and prior to version 7.0.10, authenticated users can use the MSETNX command to trigger a runtime assertion and termination of the Redis server process. The problem is…
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fixed in Redis version 7.0.10.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Mitigating Controls
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