CVE-2023-50917

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Weaponized

9.8

MajorDoMo (aka Major Domestic Module) before 0662e5e allows command execution via thumb.php shell metacharacters. NOTE: this is unrelated to the Majordomo mailing-list manager.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(high)
EPSS: 99.8%
KEV: Not listed

Published

December 15, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176273/MajorDoMo-Remote-Code-Execution.html
cve@mitrehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176669/MajorDoMo-Command-Injection.html
cve@mitrehttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/19
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/sergejey/majordomo/commit/0662e5ebfb133445ff6154b69c61019357092178
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/sergejey/majordomo/commit/3ec3ffb863ea3c2661ab27d398776c551f4daaac
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176273/MajorDoMo-Remote-Code-Execution.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176669/MajorDoMo-Command-Injection.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/Dec/19
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sergejey/majordomo/commit/0662e5ebfb133445ff6154b69c61019357092178
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/sergejey/majordomo/commit/3ec3ffb863ea3c2661ab27d398776c551f4daaac

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-77Command Injection

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 10× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-24 11:52 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-24 11:52 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 GitHub PoC). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

Metasploitexploit/linux/http/majordomo_cmd_inject_cve_2023_50917✓ verified
First seen Dec 15, 2023
MajorDoMo Command Injection
Open source ↗
GitHub PoCChocapikk/CVE-2023-50917
First seen Oct 29, 2023
MajorDoMo Unauthenticated RCE: Deep Dive & Exploitation Techniques
Open source ↗
Nucleihttp/cves/2023/CVE-2023-50917.yaml
First seen Jan 1, 2023
MajorDoMo thumb.php - OS Command Injection
Open source ↗

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2023-50917?

CVE-2023-50917 is a critical vulnerability published on December 15, 2023. MajorDoMo (aka Major Domestic Module) before 0662e5e allows command execution via thumb.php shell metacharacters. NOTE: this is unrelated to the Majordomo mailing-list manager.

When was CVE-2023-50917 disclosed?

CVE-2023-50917 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on December 15, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-50917 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-50917 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 99.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-50917?

CVE-2023-50917 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-50917?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-50917, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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