CVE-2023-52251

8.8 HighPublic exploit

An issue discovered in provectus kafka-ui 0.4.0 through 0.7.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via the q parameter of /api/clusters/local/topics/{topic}/messages. No fixed release is available; the project has had no commit since 2024-04-08.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

86.8%Up 86.8 points since Jan 31, 2024

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

Record: CVE-2023-52251
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

Record: CVE-2023-52251
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-56924 8.8

Record: EUVD-2023-56924
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

Record: CVE-2023-52251
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

provectus ui

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
Metasploit	Kafka UI Unauthenticated Remote Command Execution via the Groovy Filter option.	2023-09-27
Nuclei	Kafka UI 0.7.1 Command Injection
PoC in GitHub	BobTheShoplifter/CVE-2023-52251-POC	2024-01-06

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, Metasploit, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-52251 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Provectus Ui, published January 25, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 86.8%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.