CVEs / CVE-2023-29492
CVE-2023-29492: Novi Survey Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 13 Apr 2023
- critical 9.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Novi Survey contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code on the server in the context of the service account.
Description
Novi Survey before 8.9.43676 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server in the context of the service account. This does not provide access to stored survey or response data.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n/a n/a | n/a | — |
| novisurvey novi_survey | before 8.9.43676 | 8.9.43676 |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 13 Apr 2023 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 4 May 2023 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 9.8 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
References
- CVE-2023-29492 on NVD
- CVE-2023-29492 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://novisurvey.net/blog/novi-survey-security-advisory-apr-2023.aspx (cited by CISA)
- https://novisurvey.net/blog/novi-survey-security-advisory-apr-2023.aspx Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2023-29492 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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