CVE-2023-29868 Zammad 5.3.x (Fixed in 5.4.0) is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control.
Medium 6.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-29868 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-29868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zammad Zammad, published on 2 May 2023.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Zammad Zammad. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
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-2023-29868/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29868/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-29868?
CVE-2023-29868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zammad Zammad, published on 2 May 2023.
Official description
Zammad 5.3.x (Fixed in 5.4.0) is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. An authenticated attacker with agent and customer roles could perform unauthorized changes on articles where they only have customer permissions.
Weakness: CWE-346
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-29868?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zammad Zammad.
How do I fix CVE-2023-29868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-29868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-29868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-29868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zammad Zammad
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x53p-mh39-7rgf.