firefly-iii up to 5.7.x improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in firefly-iii up to 5.7.x. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes improper authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-0298. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in firefly-iii up to 5.7.x and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 5.8.0.

The weakness was released 01/14/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-0298 since 01/14/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 5.8.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch db0500dcf0d4f1990fc7a377ef0d56c3884fcaa4 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0390). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: firefly-iii 5.8.0
Patch: db0500dcf0d4f1990fc7a377ef0d56c3884fcaa4

Timelineinfo

01/14/2023 🔍
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07/03/2025 +901 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: db0500dcf0d4f1990fc7a377ef0d56c3884fcaa4
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-0298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-0298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-218371
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/14/2023 17:10
Updated: 07/03/2025 11:32
Changes: 01/14/2023 17:10 (50), 02/07/2023 14:22 (1), 02/07/2023 14:25 (10), 07/03/2025 11:32 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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