# CVE-2023-1788: Insufficient Session Expiration in firefly-iii/firefly-iii

> Attackers can maintain unauthorized access due to insufficient session expiration in Firefly III.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 5 Apr 2023
- **Updated:** 10 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h7vv-46p5-prmh

## 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 (DEPRECATED: Insufficient Session Expiration)

## 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 | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `grumpydictator/firefly-iii` | Packagist | All versions | 6.0.0 |
| `grumpydictator/firefly-iii` | Packagist | All versions | 6.0.0 |

Products: 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0298/): Incorrect Authorization in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-3728](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3728/): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-3730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3730/): Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2021-3846](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3846/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in firefly-iii/firefly-iii (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2024-22075](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-22075/): Firefly III allows webhooks HTML Injection. (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
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)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1788
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1788
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1788

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1788/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.