CVE-2023-1788 Insufficient Session Expiration in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
Medium 5.4
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1788 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in firefly-iii/firefly-iii, published on 5 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1788 exists.
Affected packages and fixed versions:
- grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 6.0.0
- grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 6.0.0
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1788/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1788/index.md)
Attackers can maintain unauthorized access due to insufficient session expiration in Firefly III.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-1788?
CVE-2023-1788 is a medium-severity vulnerability in firefly-iii/firefly-iii, published on 5 Apr 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient Session Expiration in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.
Weakness: CWE-613
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1788?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including grumpydictator/firefly-iii. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
grumpydictator/firefly-iii Packagist | All versions | 6.0.0 |
grumpydictator/firefly-iii Packagist | All versions | 6.0.0 |
Products include Firefly-Iii Firefly Iii.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1788?
Upgrade grumpydictator/firefly-iii to 6.0.0 or later.
Is CVE-2023-1788 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1788 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
- CVE-2023-0298 Incorrect Authorization in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
- CVE-2021-3728 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
- CVE-2021-3730 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
- CVE-2021-3846 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
- CVE-2024-22075 Firefly III allows webhooks HTML Injection.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h7vv-46p5-prmh.