High

logback serialization vulnerability

  • Disclosed: 29.11.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 13:20

A serialization vulnerability in logback receiver component part of logback allows an attacker to mount a Denial-Of-Service attack by sending poisoned data.

This is only exploitable if logback receiver component is deployed. See https://logback.qos.ch/manual/receivers.html

Affected software

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) ch.qos.logback:logback-classic >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.12, >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.12, < 1.2.13 1.3.12, 1.4.12, 1.2.13
Java / Kotlin (Maven) ch.qos.logback:logback-core >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.12, >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.12, < 1.2.13 1.3.12, 1.4.12, 1.2.13

References

CVSS score 7.1/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-502
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
ch.qos.logback:logback-classic, ch.qos.logback:logback-core
Disclosed
29.11.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 13:20

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vmq6-5m68-f53m - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: ch.qos.logback:logback-core

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

All (10) in the archive
Total entries
10
First → latest
06.2021 06.2026
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 1
  • High 2
  • Medium 3
  • Low 4

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 2
  2. 2022: 0
  3. 2023: 2
  4. 2024: 2
  5. 2025: 1
  6. 2026: 3
Severity:
  1. High · 7.1 CVE-2023-6481 >= 1.4.13, < 1.4.14, >= 1.3.13, < 1.3.14, >= 1.2.12, < 1.2.13 1.4.14, 1.3.14, 1.2.13
  2. logback serialization vulnerability this entry
    High · 7.1 CVE-2023-6378 >= 1.3.0, < 1.3.12, >= 1.4.0, < 1.4.12, < 1.2.13 1.3.12, 1.4.12, 1.2.13
  3. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2017-5929 < 1.2.0 1.2.0

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