CVE-2023-0625 - CVE House

Status published High CVE-2023-0625

Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog

8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Docker Desktop before 4.12.0 is vulnerable to RCE via a crafted extension description or changelog. This issue affects Docker Desktop: before 4.12.0.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Masato Kinugawa

References

https://docs.docker.com/desktop/release-notes/#4120

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Affected Software

Docker Desktop

Vulnerable Versions:

Timeline

Official Publish: September 25th, 2023

Last Modified: September 24th, 2024

Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-79 CWE-94 CWE-829

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1189 Drive-by Compromise

Initial Access

T1059.007 JavaScript

Execution

T1539 Steal Web Session Cookie

Collection

T1213 Data from Information Repositories

Collection

T1567 Exfiltration Over Web Service

Exfiltration

T1491.001 Defacement

Impact

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application

Initial Access

T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter

Execution

T1505.003 Web Shell

Persistence

T1105 Ingress Tool Transfer

Command and Control

T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation