Serenity Serene/StartSharp up to 6.6.x Password Reset response discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Serenity Serene and StartSharp up to 6.6.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. The manipulation results in response discrepancy. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-31286. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Serenity Serene and StartSharp up to 6.6.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Password Reset. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a response discrepancy vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-204. The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in Serenity Serene (and StartSharp) before 6.7.0. When a password reset request occurs, the server response leaks the existence of users. If one tries to reset a password of a non-existent user, an error message indicates that this user does not exist.

The weakness was released 04/27/2023 as 11b9d267f840513d04b4f4d4876de7823a6e48d2. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-31286 since 04/27/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.

Upgrading to version 6.7.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 11b9d267f840513d04b4f4d4876de7823a6e48d2 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-2023-1404). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.7

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Response discrepancy
CWE: CWE-204 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Serene/StartSharp 6.7.0
Patch: 11b9d267f840513d04b4f4d4876de7823a6e48d2

Timelineinfo

04/27/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: 11b9d267f840513d04b4f4d4876de7823a6e48d2
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-31286 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-31286
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-227556
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/27/2023 07:21
Updated: 07/13/2025 01:47
Changes: 04/27/2023 07:21 (42), 05/21/2023 07:28 (11), 01/31/2025 20:41 (26), 07/13/2025 01:47 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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