CVE-2023-5763
Glassfish remote code execution
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Glassfish remote code execution
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
- Record
CVE-2023-5763- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-913, CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2849
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2849- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mw4-wj8c-7f93
Eclipse Glassfish remote code execution issue
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
- Record
GHSA-2mw4-wj8c-7f93- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
- Record
CVE-2023-5763- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - 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-20, CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Glassfish remote code execution
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
- Record
CVE-2023-5763- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-2mw4-wj8c-7f93
Eclipse Glassfish remote code execution issue
In Eclipse Glassfish 5 or 6, running with old versions of JDK (lower than 6u211, or < 7u201, or < 8u191), allows remote attackers to load malicious code on the server via access to insecure ORB listeners.
- Record
GHSA-2mw4-wj8c-7f93- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-913
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.glassfish.main.orb:orb-connectorMaven |
5.0.0 up to 7.0.0 | 7.0.0 |
org.glassfish.main.orb:orb-connectorMaven |
5.0.0 up to 7.0.0, plus listed versions 5.05.0.15.1.05.1.0-RC15.1.0-RC2 Show 18 moreShow less6.0.06.0.0-M16.0.0-RC16.0.0-RC26.0.0-RC36.0.0-RC46.1.06.2.06.2.16.2.26.2.36.2.46.2.57.0.0-M17.0.0-M107.0.0-M27.0.0-M37.0.0-M4 |
7.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5763 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Eclipse Glassfish, published November 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in org.glassfish.main.orb:orb-connector 7.0.0.