# CVE-2023-40182: Information disclosure in silverwaregames-io-issue-tracker

> An attacker can determine if an email address exists in the database by observing response time differences in the recovery form.

- **Severity:** Low 3.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 25 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 30 Sep 2024

## What is CVE-2023-40182?

CVE-2023-40182 is a low-severity vulnerability in mesosoi silverwaregames-io-issue-tracker, published on 25 Aug 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Silverware Games is a premium social network where people can play games online. When using the Recovery form, a noticeably different amount of time passes depending of whether the specified email address presents in our database or not. This has been fixed in version 1.3.7.

Weakness: CWE-208 (Observable Timing Discrepancy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-40182?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Silverwaregames Silverwaregames.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-40182?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-40182 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-40182 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-40182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in mesosoi silverwaregames-io-issue-tracker

- [CVE-2022-23543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23543/): HTML attributes when attaching a YouTube link to the post (medium 6.3)
- [CVE-2022-36072](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36072/): SilverwareGames.io used == for hashing instead of === (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2023-40179](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40179/): Silverware Games vulnerable to account enumeration via inconsistent responses (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2023-29192](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-29192/): Missing authorization in silverwaregames-io-issue-tracker (low 2.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-40182 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-40182 is a low-severity vulnerability in mesosoi silverwaregames-io-issue-tracker, published on 25 Aug 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-2023-40182 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: mesosoi silverwaregames-io-issue-tracker. 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-2023-40182/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40182/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40182
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40182
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40182

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-40182/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.