# CVE-2023-34656: Auth bypass in n/a

> Attackers can exploit JSESSION ID handling to gain escalated privileges in the Video management system.

- **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:** 29 Jun 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-hh22-x765-p7q6

## What is CVE-2023-34656?

CVE-2023-34656 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered with the JSESSION IDs in Xiamen Si Xin Communication Technology Video management system 3.1 thru 4.1 allows attackers to gain escalated privileges.

Weakness: CWE-384 (Session Fixation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-34656?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Video Management System Project Video Management System.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-34656?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-34656 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-34656 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-34656 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-34656 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 29 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-34656 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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-2023-34656/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34656/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34656
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34656
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-34656

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-34656/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.