# CVE-2023-38751: Missing authorization in Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison

> Authorized API users can view non-disclosure organization information in SIG-NAL, exposing sensitive data to unintended recipients.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 9 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 17 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6q6m-j9j3-cpq4

## What is CVE-2023-38751?

CVE-2023-38751 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison, published on 9 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Improper authorization vulnerability in Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison versions 4.4.0 to 4.7.7 allows the authorized API users to view the organization information of the information receiver that is set as "non-disclosure" in the information provision operation.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-38751?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Jpcert Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-38751?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-38751 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-38751 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-38751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison

- [CVE-2023-38752](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38752/): Missing authorization in Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison (medium 4.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-38751 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-38751 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison, published on 9 Aug 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-2023-38751 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Special Interest Group Network for Analysis and Liaison. 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-2023-38751/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38751/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-38751
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38751
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-38751

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-38751/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.