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Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-38286 · published 14 July 2023

CVE-2023-38286: Codecentric spring boot admin command injection vulnerability

Codecentric · Spring Boot Admin

Thymeleaf through 3.1.1.RELEASE, as used in spring-boot-admin (aka Spring Boot Admin) through 3.1.1 and other products, allows sandbox bypass via crafted HTML. This may be relevant for SSTI (Server Side Template Injection) and code execution in spring-boot-admin if MailNotifier is enabled and there is write access to environment variables via the UI.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 0.97% · top 39.8% CWE-77 · Command injection
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score
0.97%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Thymeleaf through 3.1.1.RELEASE, as used in spring-boot-admin (aka Spring Boot Admin) through 3.1.1 and other products, allows sandbox bypass via crafted HTML. This may be relevant for SSTI (Server Side Template Injection) and code execution in spring-boot-admin if MailNotifier is enabled and there is write access to environment variables via the UI.

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

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/p1n93r/SpringBootAdmin-thymeleaf-SSTI Exploit
https://github.com/p1n93r/SpringBootAdmin-thymeleaf-SSTI Exploit

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-38286), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.