CVE-2023-29492 (GCVE-0-2023-29492)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-04-11 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:05Summary
Novi Survey before 8.9.43676 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server in the context of the service account. This does not provide access to stored survey or response data.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-01-27 22:19 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://novisurvey.net/blog/novi-survey-security-… | |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| novisurvey | novi_survey |
Affected:
0 , < 8.9.43676
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:novisurvey:novi_survey:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 615674bd-9447-4395-bc1b-1547a08a9341
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-04-13
Asserted: 2023-04-13
Scope
Notes: KEV entry: Novi Survey Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability | Affected: Novi Survey / Novi Survey | Description: Novi Survey contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that allows remote attackers to execute code on the server in the context of the service account. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2023-05-04 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://novisurvey.net/blog/novi-survey-security-advisory-apr-2023.aspx; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29492
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-94 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Novi Survey |
| Due Date | 2023-05-04 |
| Date Added | 2023-04-13 |
| Vendorproject | Novi Survey |
| Vulnerabilityname | Novi Survey Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-02-02 12:27 UTC
| Updated: 2026-02-06 07:17 UTC
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 8511ec14-4c64-427e-9044-75a268cf17f2
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-04-13
Asserted: 2023-04-13
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: Novi Survey before 8.9.43676 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server in the context of the service account. This does not... | Affected: Novi Survey / Novi Survey | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: kevintel
Details
| Feed | KEVIntel (kevintel.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Novi Survey before 8.9.43676 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server in the context of the service account. This does not... |
| Vendor | Novi Survey |
| Product | Novi Survey |
| Added Date | 2023-04-13T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | None |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Epss Percentile | None |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:05 UTC
| Updated: 2026-07-10 06:14 UTC
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- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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