Critical severity · published Jan 3, 2024
CVE-2023-39655
A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package @perfood/couch-auth versions <= 0.20.0
9.6
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package @perfood/couch-auth versions <= 0.20.0. By sending a specially crafted host header in the forgot password request, it is possible to send password reset links to users which, once clicked, lead to an attacker-controlled server and thus leak the password reset token. This may allow an attacker to reset other users' passwords and take over their accounts.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Couchauth · Perfood
through 0.20.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-39655
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-39655
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-39655
Product
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40perfood/couch-auth
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