# CVE-2023-4168: Templatecookie Adlisting Redirect ad-list information disclosure

> Remote attackers can access ad-list information via the redirect handler, exposing sensitive data in Templatecookie Adlisting.

- **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:** 5 Aug 2023
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3w99-gx9w-vc94

## What is CVE-2023-4168?

CVE-2023-4168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Templatecookie Adlisting, published on 5 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in Templatecookie Adlisting 2.14.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file /ad-list of the component Redirect Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-236184. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4168?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Templatecookie Adlisting.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-4168?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4168 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-4168 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4168 exists.

Public exploit code:

- Adlisting Classified Ads 2.14.0 - WebPage Content Information Disclosure (exploitdb)
- Adlisting Classified Ads 2.14.0 - Information Disclosure (nuclei): http/cves/2023/CVE-2023-4168.yaml

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4168 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-4168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Templatecookie Adlisting, published on 5 Aug 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4168 exists.

Affected product: Templatecookie Adlisting. 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-2023-4168/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4168/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4168
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4168
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4168

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4168/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.