PHP Jabbers Callback Widget 1.0 Password Recovery information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in PHP Jabbers Callback Widget 1.0. It has been classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Password Recovery. The manipulation leads to information exposure. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-40756. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in PHP Jabbers Callback Widget 1.0 (Programming Language Software). This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Password Recovery. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-203. The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

User enumeration is found in PHPJabbers Callback Widget v1.0. This issue occurs during password recovery, where a difference in messages could allow an attacker to determine if the user is valid or not, enabling a brute force attack with valid users.

The weakness was disclosed 08/28/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at medium.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-40756 since 08/22/2023. 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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-45309). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-203 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/22/2023 🔍
08/28/2023 +6 days 🔍
08/28/2023 +0 days 🔍
01/28/2026 +884 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: medium.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2023-40756 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-40756
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238187
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2023 15:55
Updated: 01/28/2026 18:46
Changes: 08/28/2023 15:55 (39), 09/20/2023 20:24 (11), 01/28/2026 18:46 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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