CVE-2023-6481: Logback is vulnerable to an attacker mounting a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data

CVE-2023-6481 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-12-04

Logback is vulnerable to an attacker mounting a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data

Technologies: ch.qos.logback:logback-core (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-6481 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-6481 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-6481?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 4 December 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
ch.qos.logback:logback-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.13,fixed=1.4.14.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-6481?
Yes. ch.qos.logback:logback-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.4.14 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-6481?
Check whether you run ch.qos.logback:logback-core (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

  • ch.qos.logback:logback-core (Maven): upgrade to 1.4.14 or later
    # set ch.qos.logback:logback-core to 1.4.14 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • ch.qos.logback:logback-core (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=1.4.13,fixed=1.4.14

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-6481
  • GHSA-gm62-rw4g-vrc4

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