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CVE-2023-25573: Improper access control to download file in metersphere

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 45/100)

  • A ready-made attack module is public (Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB / GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 51.6% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 98.9% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
  • Fixed version: metersphere metersphere 1.20.20.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Upgrade to metersphere metersphere 1.20.20 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

metersphere is an open source continuous testing platform. In affected versions an improper access control vulnerability exists in `/api/jmeter/download/files`, which allows any user to download any file without authentication. This issue may expose all files available to the running process. This issue has been addressed in version 1.20.20 lts and 2.7.1. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—Proof of concept Fix available
Published
Mar 9, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
51.6% · 98th percentile

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Action score

45

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
15 / 30 · 51.6%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · GitHub_M
8.6
1.1 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
meterspheremetersphere

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • metersphere meterspherebefore 1.20.19
  • metersphere metersphere2.0.0 and later · up to 2.6.2 inclusive

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • metersphere metersphere

    • < 1.20.20 lts, >= 2.0.0, < 2.7.1affected

Same product

metersphere: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2023-29944Metersphere v1.20.20-lts-79d354a6 is vulnerable to Remote Command Execution.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2021-45790An arbitrary file upload vulnerability was found in Metersphere v1.15.4.
    40Plan
  • CVE-2023-41878Weak password of selenium VNC in MeterSphere
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-23544Dec 27, 2022 · Server-Side Request Forgery in Metersphere leads to Cross-Site Scripting
    25Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-46178Dec 29, 2022 · Path Traversal In MeterSpere allows file upload to any path
    35Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2023-25814Mar 9, 2023 · Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability in metersphere
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
metersphere metersphere1.20.20 · descriptionVendor (CNA)

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2023-25573 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

  • CVE-2021-45788162 days apartTime-based SQL Injection vulnerabilities were found in Metersphere v1.15.4 via the "orders" parameter.
    36Monitor
  • CVE-2022-4617870 days apartPath Traversal In MeterSpere allows file upload to any path
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2022-2351285 days apartMetersphere is vulnerable to Path Injection.
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2023-258140 days apartArbitrary File Read Vulnerability in metersphere
    26Monitor

Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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