# CVE-2023-27095: Exposure of Sensitive Information in OpenGoofy Hippo4j

> An attacker can escalate privileges by exploiting insecure permissions in the AddUser method of the Tenant Management module.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xg89-vvwp-9c27

## What is CVE-2023-27095?

CVE-2023-27095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Insecure Permissions vulnerability found in OpenGoofy Hippo4j v.1.4.3 allows attacker toescalate privileges via the AddUser method of the UserController function in Tenant Management module.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-27095?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including cn.hippo4j:hippo4j-core. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `cn.hippo4j:hippo4j-core` | Maven | All versions to 1.4.3 | None |
| `cn.hippo4j:hippo4j-core` | Maven | All versions to 1.4.3 | None |

Products: Opengoofy Hippo4j.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-27095?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-27095 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-27095 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-27095 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-27094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27094/): Hippo4j privilege escalation issue (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-27096](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27096/): Hippo4j allows attacker to obtain sensitive info via ConfigVerifyController function of Tenant Management module (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-27095 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-27095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Mar 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-2023-27095 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- cn.hippo4j:hippo4j-core (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.4.3; no fix listed
- cn.hippo4j:hippo4j-core (Maven): affected all versions up to 1.4.3; no fix listed

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-2023-27095/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27095/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-27095
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27095
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-27095

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-27095/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.