CVE-2023-4528 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Unsafe deserialization in JSCAPE MFT Server versions prior to 2023.1.9 (Windows, Linux, and MacOS) permits an attacker to run arbitrary Java code (including OS commands) via its management interface

Published: 2023-09-07

Score: 7.2 High

EPSS: 31.9% Moderate

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Redwood Software

JSCAPE MFT Server

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2023.1.9

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:redwood:jscape_mft:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3186.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.jscape.com/blog/binary-management-service-patch-cve-2023-4528
https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2023/09/07/cve-2023-4528-java-deserialization-vulnerability-in-jscape-mft-fixed/

History

Tue, 10 Nov 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Redwood Jscape Mft

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: rapid7

Published: 2023-09-07T17:39:42.355Z

Updated: 2025-04-23T16:17:27.633Z

Reserved: 2023-08-24T20:16:59.319Z

Link: CVE-2023-4528

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T07:31:06.559Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-09-07T18:15:07.797

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:38:01.360

Link: CVE-2023-4528

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-502

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