CVE-2023-28724
NGINX Management Suite vulnerability
NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
NGINX Management Suite vulnerability
NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-28724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32362
NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32362- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9mcp-v29j-j4hp
NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may...
NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
GHSA-9mcp-v29j-j4hp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
NGINX Management Suite default file permissions are set such that an authenticated attacker may be able to modify sensitive files on NGINX Instance Manager and NGINX API Connectivity Manager.
Note: Software versions which have reached End of Technical Support (EoTS) are not evaluated.
- Record
CVE-2023-28724- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-276
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28724 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in F5 Nginx Api Connectivity Manager, published May 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.