# CVE-2023-38889: An issue in Alluxio v.2.9.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the username parameter of lluxio

- Also known as: GHSA-XRRH-H86W-PWFJ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-08-15 · Updated: 2024-10-09

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported
- org.alluxio:alluxio-parent (Maven): through 2.9.3

## Description

An issue in Alluxio v.2.9.3 and before allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code via a crafted script to the username parameter of lluxio.util.CommonUtils.getUnixGroups(java.lang.String).

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/Alluxio/alluxio/issues/17766

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