High severity · published Aug 12, 2024
CVE-2023-48171
An issue in OWASP DefectDojo before v.1.5.3.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the user permissions component
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An issue in OWASP DefectDojo before v.1.5.3.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the user permissions component.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 50% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DE
Defectdojo · Owasp
before 1.5.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48171
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48171
Exploit
https://gccybermonks.com/posts/defectdojo/
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