# CVE-2023-3230: Missing Authorization in fossbilling/fossbilling

> Attackers can access or modify data without proper authorization in FOSSBilling, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-jj4r-r265-w7q9

## What is CVE-2023-3230?

CVE-2023-3230 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fossbilling/fossbilling, published on 14 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Missing Authorization in GitHub repository fossbilling/fossbilling prior to 0.5.0.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3230?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fossbilling Fossbilling.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-3230?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3230 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-3230 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in fossbilling/fossbilling

- [CVE-2023-3490](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3490/): SQL Injection in fossbilling/fossbilling (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-3491](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3491/): Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in fossbilling/fossbilling (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-3393](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3393/): Code Injection in fossbilling/fossbilling (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-3493](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3493/): Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File in fossbilling/fossbilling (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2023-3394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3394/): Session Fixation in fossbilling/fossbilling (medium 6.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-3230 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-3230 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in fossbilling/fossbilling, published on 14 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3230 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: fossbilling/fossbilling. 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-2023-3230/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3230/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-3230
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3230
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3230

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-3230/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.