# CVE-2023-40827: pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via loadpluginPath parameter

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-40827-pf4j-vulnerable-to-remote-code-execution-via-loadpluginpath  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-08-29  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-40827 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-08-29

pf4j vulnerable to remote code execution via loadpluginPath parameter

Technologies: [org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-pf4j-pf4j). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-40827 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-40827 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-40827?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 29 August 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.9.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-40827?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-40827?** Check whether you run org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- org.pf4j:pf4j (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=3.9.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-40827
- GHSA-rvm8-j2cp-j592

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