# CVE-2023-31572: Privilege escalation in n/a

> Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges by changing the Administrator password via a crafted request in Bludit.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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 May 2023
- **Updated:** 23 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8v7f-648m-8jww

## What is CVE-2023-31572?

CVE-2023-31572 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in Bludit 4.0.0-rc-2 allows authenticated attackers to change the Administrator password and escalate privileges via a crafted request.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-31572?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Bludit Bludit.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-31572?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-31572 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-31572 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-31572 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2020-18879](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18879/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-20495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-20495/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-18190](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-18190/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-24550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24550/): Bludit - Remote Code Execution (RCE) through File API (high 8.9)
- [CVE-2024-24551](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-24551/): Bludit - Remote Code Execution (RCE) through Image API (high 8.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-31572 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-31572 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 May 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-2023-31572 exists.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2023-31572/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31572/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31572
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31572
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-31572

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-31572/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.