High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 28, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2023-40827

Description

An issue in pf4j pf4j v.3.9.0 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the loadpluginPath parameter.

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Affected packages

Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
org.pf4j:pf4jMaven	<= 3.9.0	—

Affected products

pf4j/pf4jdescription
ghsa-coords
pkg:maven/org.pf4j/pf4j
Range: <= 3.9.0
Pf4j Project/Pf4j
cpe:2.3:a:pf4j_project:pf4j:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: <=3.9.0

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537/commits/ed9392069fe14c6c30d9f876710e5ad40f7ea8c1nvdPatchWEB
github.com/pf4j/pf4j/issues/536nvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/pf4j/pf4j/pull/537nvdExploitPatchVendor AdvisoryWEB
github.com/advisories/GHSA-rvm8-j2cp-j592ghsaADVISORY
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40827ghsaADVISORY

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