# CVE-2023-38068: Security feature bypass in YouTrack

> Attackers can bypass captcha validation on Helpdesk forms in JetBrains YouTrack, potentially enabling automated spam or abuse.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jul 2023
- **Updated:** 7 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p77m-f595-qx5v

## What is CVE-2023-38068?

CVE-2023-38068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2023.1.16597 captcha was not properly validated for Helpdesk forms

Weakness: CWE-799 (Improper Control of Interaction Frequency)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38068?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jetbrains Youtrack.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38068?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38068 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38068 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Jetbrains Youtrack

- [CVE-2026-62422](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-62422/): Auth bypass in YouTrack (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-24442](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-24442/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-43185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43185/): Other in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-25770](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25770/): Code injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-12850](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-12850/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38068 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38068 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 12 Jul 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38068 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Jetbrains Youtrack. 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-2023-38068/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38068/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38068
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38068
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38068

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38068/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.