CVE-2023-21843Network attack vector

Data modification via remote JAR soundbank loading

Published Jan 17, 2023 · Updated Feb 13, 2025

Improper soundbank loading in affected Oracle Java SE and GraalVM releases allows remote attackers to modify accessible data via a remote URL. JARSoundbankReader accepts a soundbank URL and downloads its JAR without adequately verifying provenance, allowing attacker-controlled content to cross the Java sandbox boundary. Exploitation requires untrusted Java applet or Web Start code running under the sandbox; trusted-code server deployments are not affected, and the reported consequence is limited to unauthorized update, insertion, or deletion of accessible data.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability1.37%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper soundbank loading in affected Oracle Java SE and GraalVM releases allows remote attackers to modify accessible data via a remote URL. JARSoundbankReader accepts a soundbank URL and downloads its JAR without adequately verifying provenance, allowing attacker-controlled content to cross the Java sandbox boundary. Exploitation requires untrusted Java applet or Web Start code running under the sandbox; trusted-code server deployments are not affected, and the reported consequence is limited to unauthorized update, insertion, or deletion of accessible data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-21843
Published
Jan 17, 2023
Updated
Feb 13, 2025
Vendor
Oracle Corporation
Product
Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)
Classifications
T1203
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 17, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:20.3.8
  2. Affected versionversion=Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.3.4
  3. Affected versionversion=Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:22.3.0
  4. Affected versionversion=Oracle Java SE:11.0.17
  5. Affected versionversion=Oracle Java SE:17.0.5
  6. Affected versionversion=Oracle Java SE:19.0.1
  7. Affected versionversion=Oracle Java SE:8u351
  8. Affected versionversion=Oracle Java SE:8u351-perf

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Oracle Corporation · Java Platform, Standard Edition (Java SE)version=Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:20.3.8; version=Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:21.3.4; version=Oracle GraalVM Enterprise Edition:22.3.0; version=Oracle Java SE:11.0.17; version=Oracle Java SE:17.0.5; version=Oracle Java SE:19.0.1; version=Oracle Java SE:8u351; version=Oracle Java SE:8u351-perf

Published CVSS scores

3.7Oracle CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

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