CVE-2023-22451 Weak password requirements in Kiwi TCMS

Medium 6.5 Published 2 Jan 2023 Updated 10 Mar 2025

Kiwi TCMS allows weak passwords by default, enabling attackers to guess credentials and take over user accounts.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-22451?

CVE-2023-22451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in kiwitcms Kiwi, published on 2 Jan 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In version 11.6 and prior, when users register new accounts and/or change passwords, there is no validation in place which would prevent them from picking an easy to guess password. This issue is resolved by providing defaults for the `AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS` configuration setting. As of version 11.7, the password can’t be too similar to other personal information, must contain at least 10 characters, can’t be a commonly used password, and can’t be entirely numeric. As a workaround, an administrator may reset all passwords in Kiwi TCMS if they think a weak password may have been chosen.

Weakness: CWE-521

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-22451?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kiwitcms Kiwi Tcms.

How do I fix CVE-2023-22451?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-22451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-22451 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-22451 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-496x-2jqf-hp7g.