# CVE-2023-38494: The cloud version of the MeterSphere interface leaks some sensitive data without authentication

> Attackers can access sensitive data from unauthenticated interfaces in the cloud version of MeterSphere, exposing confidential information.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H`)
- **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:** 4 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 8 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fjp5-95pv-5253

## What is CVE-2023-38494?

CVE-2023-38494 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in metersphere, published on 4 Aug 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

MeterSphere is an open-source continuous testing platform. Prior to version 2.10.4 LTS, some interfaces of the Cloud version of MeterSphere do not have configuration permissions, and are sensitively leaked by attackers. Version 2.10.4 LTS contains a patch for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-862 (Missing Authorization), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38494?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Metersphere Metersphere.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38494?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38494 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38494 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38494 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in metersphere

- [CVE-2023-29944](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29944/): Command injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45790](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45790/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-45788](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-45788/): SQL injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-25573](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-25573/): Improper access control to download file in metersphere (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2022-23512](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23512/): Metersphere is vulnerable to Path Injection. (high 7.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38494 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38494 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in metersphere, published on 4 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-38494 exists.

Affected product: metersphere. 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-2023-38494/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38494/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38494
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38494
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38494

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38494/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.