linkstack up to 4.2.8 password recovery

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in linkstack up to 4.2.8. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation results in password recovery. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2023-5840. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in linkstack up to 4.2.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a password recovery vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-640. The product contains a mechanism for users to recover or change their passwords without knowing the original password, but the mechanism is weak. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitHub repository linkstackorg/linkstack prior to v4.2.9.

The weakness was released 10/29/2023 as fe7b99eae88f9e4c4cd4b00bab372cbf4b584b16. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-5840 since 10/29/2023. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

Upgrading to version 4.2.9 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch fe7b99eae88f9e4c4cd4b00bab372cbf4b584b16 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.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.5

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Password recovery
CWE: CWE-640
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: linkstack 4.2.9
Patch: fe7b99eae88f9e4c4cd4b00bab372cbf4b584b16

Timelineinfo

10/29/2023 🔍
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11/19/2023 +21 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: fe7b99eae88f9e4c4cd4b00bab372cbf4b584b16
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5840 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5840
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243816

Entryinfo

Created: 10/29/2023 08:04
Updated: 11/19/2023 17:12
Changes: 10/29/2023 08:04 (50), 11/19/2023 17:12 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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