CVE-2023-0959 Cross-site request forgery in Bhima

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

A remote attacker can escalate privileges of any account by tricking an administrator into clicking a malicious link in Bhima.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-0959?

CVE-2023-0959 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Bhima, published on 5 Apr 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Bhima version 1.27.0 allows a remote attacker to update the privileges of any account registered in the application via a malicious link sent to an administrator. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to CSRF.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0959?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Imaworldhealth Bhima.

How do I fix CVE-2023-0959?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0959 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-0959 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0959 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w6hx-w9fx-4g2r.

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