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Fencer Vulns
high 8.8

CVE-2023-45312 json

MTProto proxy remote code execution vulnerability

published 2023-10-10 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also GHSA-738q-mc72-2q22 , EUVD-2023-2682

cvss
8.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.9%
EPSS 1.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 79%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In the mtproto_proxy (aka MTProto proxy) component through 0.7.2 for Erlang, a low-privileged remote attacker can access an improperly secured default installation without authenticating and achieve remote command execution ability.

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
total
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

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
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
GitHub 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
hex mtproto_proxy
<=0.7.2
no fix listed

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
  • CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code

References

Sources

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