CVE-2023-28322

Exp

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in curl <v8.1.0 when doing HTTP(S) transfers, libcurl might erroneously use the read callback (`CURLOPT_READFUNCTION`) to ask for data to send, even when the `CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS` option has been set, if the same handle previously wasused to issue a `PUT` request which used that callback. This flaw may surprise the application and cause it to misbehave and either send off the wrong data or use memory after free or similar in the second transfer. The problem exists in the logic for a reused handle when it is (expected to be) changed from a PUT to a POST.

Published: 2023-05-26 Last update: 2026-02-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28322 is rated Exploit Available (54.5/100): CVSS Low severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.63%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2023-28322

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28322

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-03-22 0.50% 0.63% +0.13%
2 2026-03-04 0.39% 0.50% +0.11%
3 2026-03-01 0.39%

Full EPSS history (32 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28322

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.7 3.1 LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.2 1.4 [email protected]
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
3.9 1.4 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28322

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-28322

vendor priority summary link
alpine CVE-2023-28322: 1 source package rows (curl); 182 state rows across 7 repos (3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 7, open 175. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-28322
debian not yet assigned CVE-2023-28322 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (curl), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28322
gentoo high CVE-2023-28322: 1 GLSA(s) (202310-12), 1 atom(s) (net-misc/curl); latest impact high. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2023-28322
redhat low https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28322
suse medium CVE-2023-28322 severity moderate: SUSE including 400 source package names (0.23.0.3.2.452:libcurl4-7.66.0-150200.4.57.1, 0.58.0.1.264:libcurl4-8.0.1-150400.5.23.1, …), 958 product×package rows across 321 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/dotnet-aspnet, … (321 product lines)): Fixed 806, Known Affected 152. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28322/
ubuntu low CVE-2023-28322 low priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (curl), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): released 13. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28322

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28322

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
haxx curl < 8.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:haxx:curl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 37 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 38 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 11.0, < 11.7.9 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 12.0, < 12.6.8 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
apple macos >= 13.0, < 13.5 cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp clustered_data_ontap cpe:2.3:a:netapp:clustered_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp ontap_antivirus_connector cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_antivirus_connector:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h300s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h300s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h500s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h500s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h700s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h700s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp h410s_firmware cpe:2.3:o:netapp:h410s_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28322

URL Tags
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/47 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/48 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Jul/52 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://hackerone.com/reports/1954658 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00015.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/F4I75RDGX5ULSSCBE5BF3P5I5SFO7ULQ/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/Z2LIWHWKOVH24COGGBCVOWDXXIUPKOMK/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230609-0009/ Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213843 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213844 Third Party Advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT213845 Third Party Advisory
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