# CVE-2023-33651: Missing authorization in n/a

> Attackers can bypass authorization rules in the MVC Device Simulator of Sitecore Experience Platform, Experience Manager, and Experience Commerce.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 6 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c9gv-w7pg-cx22

## What is CVE-2023-33651?

CVE-2023-33651 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue in the MVC Device Simulator of Sitecore Experience Platform (XP), Experience Manager (XM), and Experience Commerce (XC) v9.0 Initial Release to v13.0 Initial Release allows attackers to bypass authorization rules.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33651?

It affects 4 products.


Products: Sitecore Experience Commerce, Sitecore Experience Manager, Sitecore Experience Platform, Sitecore Managed Cloud.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-33651?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33651 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-33651 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-33651 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2025-53690](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53690/): Sitecore Multiple Products Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-53693](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53693/): HTML Cache Poisoning through Unsafe Reflections (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2023-35813](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35813/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2025-53691](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-53691/): Sitecore Experience Remote Code Execution through Insecure Deserialization (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-34510](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-34510/): Sitecore XM, XC, and XP Post-Auth RCE via Zip Slip (high 8.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-33651 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-33651 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-33651 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-2023-33651/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33651/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-33651
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-33651
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-33651

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-33651/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.