# CVE-2023-46502: OpenCRX allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-46502-opencrx-allows-a-remote-attacker-to-execute-arbitrary-code-via-a  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-46502 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-31

OpenCRX allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted request

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-46502 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-46502 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-46502?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 31 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** org.opencrx:opencrx-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-46502?** Yes. org.opencrx:opencrx-client (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-46502?** Check whether you run org.opencrx:opencrx-client (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.

## How to fix

- org.opencrx:opencrx-client (Maven): upgrade to 5.3.0 or later

  ```sh
  # set org.opencrx:opencrx-client to 5.3.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle
  ```


## Affected products

- org.opencrx:opencrx-client (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=5.3.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-46502
- GHSA-q74f-rf27-8hxc

## Related threats

- [OpenCRX vulnerable to password enumeration via error messages in password reset](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-40084-opencrx-vulnerable-to-password-enumeration-via-error-messages-in)
- [Cross-site Scripting in OpenCRX](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-25959-cross-site-scripting-in-opencrx)