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VulnerabilityCVE-2024-5023

ConsoleMe has an Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability via Limited Git command

Deployments of ConsoleMe that allow templated resources are impacted and urged to patch immediately. Deployments that do not permit templated resources are not affected. To determine if your ConsoleMe deployment uses templated resources, check the configuration value for `cache_resource_templates.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
9.6 Critical (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
1 source

What to do

GitHub lists first patched versions: consoleme: 1.4.0. Confirm the affected range and upgrade guidance in the exact advisory.

Read GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-3783-62vc-jr7x (opens a new tab)

What happened

## ID: NFLX-2024-002

### Impact Authenticated users can achieve limited RCE in ConsoleMe, restricted to flag inputs on a single CLI command. Due to this constraint, it is not currently known whether full RCE is possible but it is unlikely. However, a specific flag allows authenticated users to read any server files accessible by the ConsoleMe process.

Given ConsoleMe's role as an AWS identity broker, accessing files containing secrets on the server could potentially be exploited for privilege escalation.

Deployments of ConsoleMe that allow templated resources are impacted and urged to patch immediately. Deployments that do not permit templated resources are not affected.

Continue reading

To determine if your ConsoleMe deployment uses templated resources, check the configuration value for `cache_resource_templates.repositories`. If this value does not exist or is an empty array, your deployment is not impacted. ### Description The self-service flow for templated resources in ConsoleMe accepts a user-supplied JSON post body, which includes the filename for the templated resource.

However, this user-supplied filename is not properly sanitized and is passed directly as a string to a CLI command. This allows users to input flags instead of filenames. By passing a specific flag with a filename value, users can induce an error that reveals the contents of the specified file, allowing them to read any files readable by the system user executing the ConsoleMe server process.

### Patches This issue has been patched in version [v1.4.0](https://pypi.org/project/consoleme/1.4.0/) via https://github.com/Netflix/consoleme/pull/9380. If you are unable to upgrade to the latest version, users can selectively apply the code changes in the above PR. Alternatively, removing the configuration item `cache_resource_templates.

repositories` or adding it as an empty array should mitigate the issue, but will result in broken functionality (templated resources will no longer be supported for self-service).

### Credit [Jay Dhulia](https://github.com/jaydhulia)

Affected package ranges reported by GitHub: consoleme: < 1.4.0

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

9.6

Version 3.1As of

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

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How bad it is if exploited. Not a prediction of exploitation or proof you are exposed.

EPSS probability

Not available

A model's estimate of exploitation in the next 30 days, not certainty or your own risk.

Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-3783-62vc-jr7x (opens a new tab)

    The public advisory supplies the description, affected package/version ranges, and any listed CVSS metric. GitHub review is not local review.

    Published Checked

  2. Primary source

    GitHub public advisory API page (opens a new tab)

    The API page supplied GHSA-3783-62vc-jr7x, its actual identifiers, source dates, and structured metrics.

    Published Date not suppliedChecked

Cite this record

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 27). ConsoleMe has an Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability via Limited Git command (CVE-2024-5023). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2024-5023

MLA

"ConsoleMe has an Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability via Limited Git command (CVE-2024-5023)." KEVWire, 27 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2024-5023.

Chicago

KEVWire. "ConsoleMe has an Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability via Limited Git command (CVE-2024-5023)." Last modified October 27, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2024-5023.

Evidence summary (plain text)

ConsoleMe has an Arbitrary File Read Vulnerability via Limited Git command (May 16, 2024).
Deployments of ConsoleMe that allow templated resources are impacted and urged to patch immediately. Deployments that do not permit templated resources are not affected.

To determine if your ConsoleMe deployment uses templated resources, check the configuration value for `cache_resource_templates.repositories`. If this value does not exist or is an empty array, your deployment is not impacted.
### Description
The self-service flow for templated resources in ConsoleMe accepts a user-supplied JSON post body, which includes the filename for the templated resource. However, this user-supplied filename is not properly sanitized and is passed directly as a string to a CLI command. This allows users to input flags instead of filenames. By passing a specific flag with a filename value, users can induce an error that reveals the contents of the specified file, allowing them to read any files readable by the system user executing the ConsoleMe server process.
CVSS 9.6 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 27, 2026; https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3783-62vc-jr7x).
Sources:
GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-3783-62vc-jr7x: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3783-62vc-jr7x
GitHub public advisory API page: https://api.github.com/advisories?type=reviewed&per_page=100&sort=updated&direction=desc
Record ID: CVE-2024-5023.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
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