GHSA-738q-mc72-2q22

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    GHSA-738q-mc72-2q22

    Published: 10 Oct 2023Last Modified: 10 Dec 2025

    Summary: MTProto proxy remote code execution vulnerability

    Details: In the mtproto_proxy (aka MTProto proxy) component through 0.7.2 for Erlang, a low-privileged remote attacker can access an improperly secured default installation without authenticating and achieve remote command execution ability.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45312, https://github.com/seriyps/mtproto_proxy, https://medium.com/@_sadshade/almost-2000-telegram-proxy-servers-are-potentially-vulnerable-to-rce-since-2018-742a455be16b

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: mtproto_proxy

    Purl: pkg:hex/mtproto_proxy

    Affected ranges

    Type: SEMVER

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0.5.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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