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`CVE-2023-33201`

Severity	5.3 Medium CVSS 3.1
Fixed in	`1.74`
Weakness	CWE-295
Published	5 Jul 2023
Updated	17 Jun 2026

Description

Bouncy Castle For Java before 1.74 is affected by an LDAP injection vulnerability. The vulnerability only affects applications that use an LDAP CertStore from Bouncy Castle to validate X.509 certificates. During the certificate validation process, Bouncy Castle inserts the certificate's Subject Name into an LDAP search filter without any escaping, which leads to an LDAP injection vulnerability.

Exploitation status

No public exploit

No exploit has been reported in the sources we check. Published 3 years ago.

CISA KEV not listed
VulnCheck KEV not listed
CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: none
Indexed PoC none indexed
EPSS 0.77% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

No exploit published

Within Waratek scope. In the sources we check, nobody has published exploit code for this CVE or reported it being exploited.

A public code fix exists: bcgit/bc-java e8c409a.

Protection none
Action unverified
Review automated Upstream data
Record active

Decided by

Exploit code for this candidate, published in a reviewed catalogue or a GitHub repository with 5 or more stars, or in use per CISA or VulnCheck; not only a CISA verdict, a forecast, or nothing at all

Finding

This CVE is not listed in CISA KEV or VulnCheck KEV, CISA Vulnrichment records no active exploitation, no reviewed exploit catalogue carries an entry for it, and no GitHub PoC repository for it has 5 or more stars. Nobody has published exploit code worth tracing, so it is not a candidate for a rule ahead of the ones where somebody has; an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds. This is a statement about what has been published, not about whether the defect is reachable or serious.

Candidate fix

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/e8c409a8389c815ea3fda5e8b94c92fdfe583bcc : a commit: the change itself

Affected software and releases

Oracle advisories

Advisory

Type

Quarter

Products Oracle names in its risk matrix

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025 ↗

CPU

2025-Q1

Oracle Commerce / Workbench (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (11.3.2)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Installer (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (8.1.2.6, 8.1.2.7, 8.1.3.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q4

Oracle Systems / Tools (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (4)

Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q3

Oracle Communications / Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (46.6.4, 46.6.5)
Oracle JD Edwards / E1 IOT Orchestrator Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (Prior to 9.2.8.2)
Oracle Siebel CRM / AI (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (24.4 and prior)

Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q2

Oracle Communications / Configuration (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (23.2.0, 23.3.1, 23.4.0)
Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (23.3.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Web UI (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (2.7.0.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Third Party (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (12.2.1.4.0)

Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024 ↗

CPU

2024-Q1

Oracle Communications / Install/Upgrade (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (23.3.1)
Oracle Communications Applications / PSR Designer (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (7.4.2.8.0)
Oracle Communications Applications / Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (8.1.0.24.0)
Oracle Enterprise Manager / OCI Framework (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (13.5.0.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Base (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5.0-14.7.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common Core (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5.0-14.7.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5.0-14.7.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Infrastructure (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (2.7.1, 2.8.0, 2.9.0, 2.9.1, 3.0.0, 3.1.0, 3.2.0, 4.0.0, 5.0.0, 5.1.0, 6.0.0)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Internal Operations (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5.0-14.7.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / MFT Runtime Server (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Security Framework (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Fusion Middleware / Third Party (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (12.2.1.4.0)
Oracle Utilities Applications / General (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0, 4.5.0.0.0, 4.5.0.1.1, 4.5.0.1.3)

Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 ↗

CPU

2023-Q4

Oracle Communications / General (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (9.0.0-9.0.2)
Oracle Communications / General (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (9.0.0-9.0.2)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Accessibility (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Common (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Dashboard (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / IDM - Authentication (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Onboarding Batch Processes (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Reports (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Reports (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (14.5-14.7)
Oracle Financial Services Applications / UI (Bouncy Castle Java Library) (18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2)

Oracle components and versions

Family

Component

Versions, as Oracle lists them

Read as

Oracle Commerce

Workbench (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

11.3.2

11.3.2

Oracle Communications

Configuration (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

23.2.0, 23.3.1, 23.4.0

23.2.0 · 23.3.1 · 23.4.0

Oracle Communications

General (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

9.0.0-9.0.2

Oracle Communications

Install/Upgrade (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

23.3.0

23.3.0 · 23.3.1

Oracle Communications

Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

46.6.4, 46.6.5

46.6.4 · 46.6.5

Oracle Communications Applications

PSR Designer (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

7.4.2.8.0

7.4.2.8.0

Oracle Communications Applications

Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

8.1.0.24.0

8.1.0.24.0

Oracle Enterprise Manager

OCI Framework (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

13.5.0.0

13.5.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Accessibility (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5-14.7

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Base (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5.0-14.7.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Common (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5-14.7

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Common Core (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5.0-14.7.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Dashboard (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5-14.7

Oracle Financial Services Applications

IDM - Authentication (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2

18.3 · 19.1 · 19.2 · 21.1 · 22.1 · 22.2

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Infrastructure (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5.0-14.7.0

2.7.1 · 2.8.0 · 2.9.0 · 2.9.1 · 3.0.0 · 3.1.0 · 3.2.0 · 4.0.0 · 5.0.0 · 5.1.0 · 6.0.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Installer (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

8.1.2.6, 8.1.2.7, 8.1.3.0

8.1.2.6 · 8.1.2.7 · 8.1.3.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Internal Operations (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5.0-14.7.0

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Onboarding Batch Processes (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5-14.7

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Reports (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5-14.7

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

14.5-14.7

Oracle Financial Services Applications

UI (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

18.3, 19.1, 19.2, 21.1, 22.1, 22.2

18.3 · 19.1 · 19.2 · 21.1 · 22.1 · 22.2

Oracle Financial Services Applications

Web UI (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

2.7.0.0.0

2.7.0.0.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Centralized Thirdparty Jars (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

12.2.1.4.0, 14.1.1.0.0

12.2.1.4.0 · 14.1.1.0.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

MFT Runtime Server (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

12.2.1.4.0

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Security Framework (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

12.2.1.4.0

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle Fusion Middleware

Third Party (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

12.2.1.4.0

12.2.1.4.0

Oracle JD Edwards

E1 IOT Orchestrator Security (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

Prior to 9.2.8.2

Oracle Siebel CRM

AI (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

24.4 and prior

Tools (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

4

4

Oracle Utilities Applications

General (Bouncy Castle Java Library)

4.3.0.6.0, 4.4.0.0.0, 4.4.0.2.0, 4.4.0.3.0, 4.5.0.0.0, 4.5.0.1.1, 4.5.0.1.3

4.3.0.6.0 · 4.4.0.0.0 · 4.4.0.2.0 · 4.4.0.3.0 · 4.5.0.0.0 · 4.5.0.1.1 · 4.5.0.1.3

Maven packages

Affected and fixed versions, from OSV.dev

Package Introduced Fixed Last affected

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on 0 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18 0 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14 1.49 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk14 1.49 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15to18 0 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on 0 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk14 1.49 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15to18 0 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on 0 1.74 unbounded

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on 1.49 none 1.70

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15on 1.49 none 1.70

org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15on 1.49 none 1.70

Products and versions

13 products, 13 version entries

Source

Vendor

Product

Scheme

Affected versions

nvd

bouncycastle

generic

＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-debug-jdk14

generic

≥ 1.49 and ＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-debug-jdk15on

generic

≥ 1.49 and ≤ 1.70

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-debug-jdk15to18

generic

＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-debug-jdk18on

generic

＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-ext-jdk14

generic

≥ 1.49 and ＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-ext-jdk15on

generic

≥ 1.49 and ≤ 1.70

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-ext-jdk15to18

generic

＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-ext-jdk18on

generic

＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

generic

≥ 1.49 and ＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

generic

≥ 1.49 and ≤ 1.70

osv

org.bouncycastle

bcprov-jdk15to18

generic

＜ 1.74

osv

org.bouncycastle

generic

＜ 1.74

References

URL

Tags

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/e8c409a8389c815ea3fda5e8b94c92fdfe583bcc

commit

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/ccf93ca736b89250ff4ce079a5aa56f5cbf0ebbd

WEB

https://bouncycastle.org

WEB

https://bouncycastle.org/releasenotes.html#r1rv74

WEB

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java

PACKAGE

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commits/main/prov/src/main/java/org/bouncycastle/jce/provider/X509LDAPCertStoreSpi.java

WEB

https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/wiki/CVE-2023-33201

WEB

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/08/msg00000.html

WEB

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0008

WEB

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230824-0008/

Timeline

Published

2023-07-05

By the CVE Program.

NVD record modified

2026-06-17

NVD's own last-modified date for this record.

How VRT decided (17 of 24 rules ran)

17 of 24 rules ran. The rest didn't run because an earlier rule had already settled the CVE.

# Rule Outcome Status Detail

identity: Does this identifier describe a vulnerability at all? the first rule that matches decides

1 rejected no match CVE Program withdrawal of this identifier

scope: Is it a vulnerability Waratek protects? the first rule that matches decides

2 armr-patch-file no match An ARMR patch file on disk for this CVE

3 armr-secure-rule-file no match An ARMR security-rule template on disk for this CVE

4 manual-classification no match A researcher's recorded decision for this specific CVE

5 manual classification no match Manual classification of this CVE in the legacy dataset

6 non-java-upstream no match A root cause in non-Java code: an OS kernel, a C library, or a bundled runtime

7 oracle-component no match The defect being in a component of a tracked product the agent does not reach: JavaFX, the Java SE installer, the JInitiator browser plug-in, the native WebLogic proxy plug-in, or a native part of Oracle Application Server or Collaboration Suite (HTTP Server, Web Cache, Internet Directory, mail and calendar servers). Oracle gives these no CPE of their own and names them only in the description.

8 java-client-side no match Oracle's own risk-matrix note saying the CVE is reached only through untrusted code in the Java sandbox (applets, Web Start) or only through a client installation of Java, so a server running its own trusted code is not exposed

9 osv-maven matched In scope Maven packages: org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk18on, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15to18, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk14, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk14, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15to18, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk18on, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk14, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15to18, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk18on, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-jdk15on, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-ext-jdk15on, org.bouncycastle:bcprov-debug-jdk15on

10 cna-maven-package not reached An affected Maven artifact named by the CNA itself

11 known-cpe-product not reached An NVD CPE naming a product ARMR tracks

12 cna-cpe-product not reached A CPE the CNA published naming a tracked product. Oracle publishes these on advisory day, months before NVD.

13 oracle-advisory-family not reached A tracked product family named in Oracle's own risk matrix. CPE cannot carry a suite name, only a module.

14 cna-named-product not reached A tracked product named in words by the CVE's own CNA, on a record with no CPE yet. Apache and Eclipse publish these on advisory day, before NVD adds CPE data.

15 non-deployable-product not reached The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached

16 unmatched-product not reached No tracked product matched above, and none present at all

disposition: What do we do about one that is? every rule runs

17 patch-hint matched Mitigation candidate References include candidate fix URL (commit tier): https://github.com/bcgit/bc-java/commit/e8c409a8389c815ea3fda5e8b94c92fdfe583bcc

18 open-source-maven skipped The affected package being open source on Maven, so the fix can be read

19 poc-derivable skipped An indexed exploit clearing the evidence bar to reverse-engineer, where there is no source to read

20 no-exploit skipped Nothing to build a rule from yet: no published exploit, no CISA record of exploitation and no source-level change to read

21 secure-rule-match no match A vulnerability class already blocked by an ARMR security rule

22 exploited-no-fix-or-poc skipped Somebody exploiting this CVE (a CISA or VulnCheck KEV listing, or a CISA verdict of active exploitation), with no fix, source code or PoC to build a rule from

23 below-action-threshold withheld CVE ships in Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2025, Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2024, Oracle Critical Patch Update July 2024, Oracle Critical Patch Update April 2024, Oracle Critical Patch Update January 2024, Oracle Critical Patch Update October 2023 (CPU) — Oracle treats it as urgent, so severity does not settle it

24 no-exploit-published decided it matched No exploit published No exploit code has been published, and an upstream fix path does exist, so the remediation half of the candidacy still holds.

Products the scope rules checked

The products this CVE's record names, and whether VRT tracks each one. The scope rules decided on these.

Vendor Product Tracked CPE Source

bouncycastle bc-java tracked cpe:2.3:a:bouncycastle:bc-java:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* yaml

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