CVE-2023-33981 Business logic in n/a

Medium 6.5 Published 24 May 2023 Updated 16 Jan 2025

Attackers can spoof user messages in Briar by duplicating legitimate messages, compromising message integrity in blogs, forums, and private groups.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-33981?

CVE-2023-33981 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 May 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Briar before 1.4.22 allows attackers to spoof other users' messages in a blog, forum, or private group, but each spoofed message would need to be an exact duplicate of a legitimate message displayed alongside the spoofed one.

Weakness: CWE-354

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-33981?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Briarproject Briar.

How do I fix CVE-2023-33981?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-33981 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2023-33981 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-33981 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h8qw-575q-g9c5.