alfio-event alf.io 2.0-M4-2301 improper authorization of index containing sensitive information

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in alfio-event alf.io. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes improper authorization of index containing sensitive information. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-2260. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in alfio-event alf.io. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization of index containing sensitive information vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-612. The product creates a search index of private or sensitive documents, but it does not properly limit index access to actors who are authorized to see the original information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information in GitHub repository alfio-event/alf.io prior to 2.0-M4-2304.

The weakness was shared 04/25/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at huntr.dev. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-2260 since 04/24/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2.0-M4-2304 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch c9a16ab93d42b2beb06d529b57890121f85be6ef 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-2023-33766). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.9

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Class: Improper authorization of index containing sensitive information
CWE: CWE-612
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: alf.io 2.0-M4-2304
Patch: c9a16ab93d42b2beb06d529b57890121f85be6ef

Timelineinfo

04/24/2023 🔍
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04/25/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/17/2025 +967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: c9a16ab93d42b2beb06d529b57890121f85be6ef
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-2260 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-2260
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227359
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/25/2023 07:14
Updated: 12/17/2025 23:48
Changes: 04/25/2023 07:14 (49), 05/18/2023 17:08 (1), 05/18/2023 17:17 (11), 12/17/2025 23:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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