CVE-2023-45892 in Floorsight Insights
Summary
by MITRE • 01/02/2024
An issue discovered in the Order and Invoice pages in Floorsight Insights Q3 2023 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to view sensitive customer information.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 05/14/2025
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-45892 represents a critical access control flaw within the Floorsight Insights Q3 2023 platform that exposes sensitive customer data through improperly secured order and invoice pages. This vulnerability exists in the web application's authentication and authorization mechanisms, specifically affecting the administrative interfaces where customer information is processed and displayed. The flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to directly access pages that should only be available to authorized personnel with proper credentials and permissions. The affected system components include the order management and invoice generation modules that contain personally identifiable information, financial data, and business-critical customer details. This represents a fundamental breakdown in the application's security model where the lack of proper access validation permits any internet-connected user to retrieve confidential information without presenting valid authentication credentials.
The technical implementation of this vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation and access control enforcement within the web application's routing and authentication layers. The system fails to properly verify user credentials or session tokens before rendering sensitive pages containing customer data. This weakness creates a direct pathway for attackers to bypass standard authentication mechanisms by directly accessing specific URL endpoints that serve order and invoice information. The vulnerability operates at the application layer and can be exploited through simple HTTP requests without requiring any special tools or advanced techniques. The flaw typically manifests when attackers construct specific URLs pointing to order or invoice pages, or when they discover and utilize existing links that bypass normal navigation flows. This type of vulnerability is classified as a privilege escalation issue that allows unauthorized access to restricted resources, making it particularly dangerous for systems handling sensitive customer information.
The operational impact of CVE-2023-45892 extends beyond simple data exposure to encompass significant regulatory compliance violations and potential financial losses for affected organizations. Customer data breaches resulting from this vulnerability could lead to violations of data protection regulations including gdpr, ccpa, and other applicable privacy laws, potentially resulting in substantial fines and legal consequences. The exposed information may include customer names, contact details, purchase histories, payment information, and other sensitive business data that could be exploited for identity theft, fraud, or competitive intelligence gathering. Organizations relying on Floorsight Insights for business operations face the risk of reputation damage, loss of customer trust, and potential regulatory investigations. The vulnerability's unauthenticated nature means that attackers can exploit it continuously without requiring ongoing authentication attempts, making the exposure period potentially indefinite until remediation is implemented.
Mitigation strategies for this vulnerability must address the core authentication and authorization failures within the application's architecture. Organizations should immediately implement proper access controls on all sensitive pages, ensuring that authentication checks occur before any sensitive data is rendered. The recommended approach includes enforcing session validation, implementing role-based access controls, and ensuring that all application endpoints require proper authentication tokens before serving content. Security teams should conduct comprehensive penetration testing to identify all potentially affected pages and ensure that access controls are consistently applied across the entire application. Additionally, implementing web application firewalls and monitoring systems can help detect and prevent exploitation attempts. The vulnerability aligns with CWE-285, which addresses improper authorization issues in software applications, and maps to ATT&CK technique T1078 for valid accounts and T1566 for spearphishing with social engineering. Regular security audits and automated vulnerability scanning should be implemented to prevent similar access control flaws from emerging in future application releases.