CVE-2023-28859

redis-py before 4.4.4 and 4.5.x before 4.5.4 leaves a connection open after canceling an async Redis command at an inopportune time, and can send response data to the client of an unrelated request. (This could, for example, happen for a non-pipeline operation.) NOTE: the solutions for CVE-2023-28859 address data leakage across AsyncIO connections in general.

Published: 2023-03-26 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-28859 is rated Moderate Risk (54.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-28859

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 2026-05-22 0.32% 1.22% +0.90%
2 2026-04-13 0.38% 0.32% -0.05%
3 2026-01-28 0.38%

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-28859

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-28859

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2023-28859

GHSA-8fww-64cx-x8p5 · Severity: high · Ecosystem: pip — redis-py Race Condition due to incomplete fix

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-28859

vendor priority summary link
alpine medium CVE-2023-28859: 1 source package rows (py3-redis); 6 state rows across 6 repos (3.18-community, 3.19-community, 3.20-community, 3.21-community, 3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 6, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2023-28859
debian unimportant CVE-2023-28859 unimportant priority: Debian including 1 source packages (python-redis), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-28859
redhat medium https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28859
suse medium CVE-2023-28859 severity moderate: SUSE including 126 source package names (0.1.6-1.2:python311-blinker-1.6.2-150400.12.7.4, 0.1.6-1.2:python311-oauthlib-3.2.2-150400.12.7.4, …), 3614 product×package rows across 131 product lines (Container bci/python, Container containers/lmcache-lmstack-router, … (131 product lines)): Fixed 3603, Known Not Affected 11. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-28859/
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-28859 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (python-redis), 13 status rows across 13 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, lunar, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, trusty, upstream, xenial): ignored 6, not-affected 4, needed 2, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-28859

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-28859

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
redis redis-py >= 4.2.0, < 4.4.4 cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis-py:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redis redis-py >= 4.5.0, < 4.5.4 cpe:2.3:a:redis:redis-py:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-28859

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