CVE-2023-27224
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a...
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2023-27224- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
9.8
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2023-27224- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31004
9.8
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31004- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gc52-m8q5-7v2x
9.8
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a...
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.
- Record
GHSA-gc52-m8q5-7v2x- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-77
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
An issue found in NginxProxyManager v.2.9.19 allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a lua script to the configuration file.
- Record
CVE-2023-27224- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27224 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Jc21 Nginx Proxy Manager, published March 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/NginxProxyManager/nginx-proxy-manager
github.com/LinuxProgramDevelop/NginxProxyManagerCommandInjectVulnInfo/blob/main/Nginx_proxy_manager_Command_Inject_vulnerability.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27224
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gc52-m8q5-7v2x
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/27xxx/CVE-2023-27224.json