firefly-iii up to 5.x session expiration

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in firefly-iii up to 5.x. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes session expiration. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-1788. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in firefly-iii up to 5.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a session expiration vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-613. According to WASC, "Insufficient Session Expiration is when a web site permits an attacker to reuse old session credentials or session IDs for authorization." As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.

The weakness was released 04/06/2023. The advisory is shared at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-1788 since 04/01/2023. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 6.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 68f398f97cbe1870fc098d8460bf903b9c3fab30 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-2023-1319). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Temp Score: 5.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Session expiration
CWE: CWE-613
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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 6.0
Patch: 68f398f97cbe1870fc098d8460bf903b9c3fab30

Timelineinfo

04/01/2023 🔍
04/06/2023 +5 days 🔍
04/06/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/12/2025 +828 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 68f398f97cbe1870fc098d8460bf903b9c3fab30
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-1788 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-1788
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-225121
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/06/2023 14:00
Updated: 07/12/2025 22:32
Changes: 04/06/2023 14:00 (49), 04/23/2023 13:46 (1), 04/23/2023 13:51 (11), 07/12/2025 22:32 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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