CVE-2023-0302
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in radareorg/radare2
CVE-2023-0302 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Radare Radare2, published January 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. Fixed in radare2 5.8.2-r0.
- Severity
- 8.6 HighCVSS 3.0, CVE List
- Exploit chance
- 0.37%EPSS, 31st percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
5.8.2-r0radare2 +13 more
Description
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
radare2Alpine:v3.18 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Alpine:v3.19 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Alpine:v3.20 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Alpine:v3.21 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Alpine:v3.22 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Alpine:v3.23 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Alpine:v3.24 | before 5.8.2-r0 | 5.8.2-r0 |
radare2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 0.9.6-3.1ubuntu1 | None known |
radare2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.0+dfsg-12.0.0+dfsg-12.1.0+dfsg-12.3.0+dfsg-12.3.0+dfsg-22.3.0+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | None known |
radare2Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 3.2.1+dfsg-5build14.0.0+dfsg-14.2.1+dfsg-14.2.1+dfsg-24.2.1+dfsg-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | None known |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
radare2Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 5.5.0+dfsg-1ubuntu15.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu25.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu35.5.0+dfsg-1.1ubuntu3+esm1 | None known |
radare2Ubuntu:25.10 | All versions, plus listed versions 5.9.8+dfsg-25.9.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.25.10.15.9.8+dfsg-2ubuntu0.25.10.2 | None known |
radare2Ubuntu:26.10 | All versions, plus listed versions 6.0.7+ds-16.1.6+ds-26.1.6+ds-36.1.8+ds-1 | None known |
radare2Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | All versions, plus listed versions 5.9.8+dfsg-26.0.4+dfsg-16.0.7+ds-1 | None known |
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in radareorg/radare2
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-0302- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-75
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-12376
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-12376- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2c6-38hv-3jwx
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub...
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
GHSA-h2c6-38hv-3jwx- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-74, CWE-75
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-0302- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-75, CWE-74
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVALPINE-CVE-2023-0302
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
ALPINE-CVE-2023-0302- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in radareorg/radare2
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-0302- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-75
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-0302
Failure to Sanitize Special Elements into a Different Plane (Special Element Injection) in GitHub repository radareorg/radare2 prior to 5.8.2.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-0302- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, aliases, facts, references | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/583133af-7ae6-4a21-beef-a4b0182cf82e
github.com/radareorg/radare2/commit/961f0e723903011d4f54c2396e44efa91fcc74ce
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0302
security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-0302
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0302
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-0302