CVE-2023-33779

HIGHNVD 8.88.8—

8.8

A lateral privilege escalation vulnerability in XXL-Job v2.4.1 allows users to execute arbitrary commands on another user's account via a crafted POST request to the component /jobinfo/.

CVSS v3: 8.8
EG Score: 8.8(medium)
EPSS: 37.9%
KEV: Not listed

Published

May 26, 2023

Last Modified

January 14, 2025

References (6)

cve@mitrehttp://xxl-job.com
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/silence-silence/xxl-job-lateral-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-/blob/main/README.md
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/xuxueli/xxl-job
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://xxl-job.com
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/silence-silence/xxl-job-lateral-privilege-escalation-vulnerability-/blob/main/README.md
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/xuxueli/xxl-job

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
maven	com.xuxueli:xxl-job	—	ghsa

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)

Maven(1)

Package	Vulnerable range	Fixed in	Dependents
com.xuxueli:xxl-job	1.4.1 ... 2.4.1 (28 versions)	—	—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 9× in last 7d / 9× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

2026-05-27 13:39 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 13:43 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-26 07:18 UTCepss_batch
2026-05-25 00:32 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-25 00:32 UTCGHSA enrichment
2026-05-24 16:52 UTCepss_batch

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-33779?

CVE-2023-33779 is a high vulnerability published on May 26, 2023. A lateral privilege escalation vulnerability in XXL-Job v2.4.1 allows users to execute arbitrary commands on another user's account via a crafted POST request to the component /jobinfo/.

When was CVE-2023-33779 disclosed?

CVE-2023-33779 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 26, 2023, with the most recent update on January 14, 2025. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-33779 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-33779 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 37.9% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-33779?

CVE-2023-33779 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-33779?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-33779, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

Dependency Blast Radius

See which npm, PyPI, Go, and Maven packages are affected by CVE-2023-33779

Explore →

Is Your Infrastructure Affected by CVE-2023-33779?

EchelonGraph automatically scans your cloud infrastructure and maps CVE exposure using blast radius analysis.

Start Free Scan →Browse All CVEs