Dolibarr vulnerable to remote code execution via uppercase manipulation

published 2023-05-29 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-dolibarr-2023-30253 , EUVD-2023-1519 , GHSA-9wqr-5jp4-mjmh

cvss: 8.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 82.1%; EPSS 82.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 99.6%
public exploits: 1; Metasploit

Dolibarr before 17.0.1 allows remote code execution by an authenticated user via an uppercase manipulation: <?PHP instead of <?php in injected data.

Patch / fix

fixed in 3

packagist dolibarr/dolibarr 17.0.1
bitnami dolibarr 17.0.1
dolibarr dolibarr_erp/crm 17.0.1

Timeline

2023-05-29 Published
2023-05-29 First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/unix/http/dolibarr_cms_rce_cve_2023_30253)

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: total
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-01-14)

Exploit prediction

82.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

Metasploit exploit/unix/http/dolibarr_cms_rce_cve_2023_30253 Dolibarr ERP/CRM Authenticated Code Injection metasploit exploit, excellent rank, 2023-05-29
swascan.com https://www.swascan.com/security-advisory-dolibarr-17-0-0/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CISA ADP	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
GitHub	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CNA	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV	3.1	8.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem	package	affected	fixed in
packagist	dolibarr/dolibarr	<17.0.1	17.0.1
bitnami	dolibarr	<17.0.1	17.0.1

Classification

Weakness

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command

References

swascan.com /security-advisory-dolibarr-17-0-0/
exploit, vendor-advisory, web
swascan.com /blog/
vendor-advisory, web
github.com /Dolibarr/dolibarr
package, product, web
nvd.nist.gov /vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30253
advisory, web
swascan.com /blog
web
swascan.com /security-advisory-dolibarr-17-0-0
web

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary