# CVE-2023-43663: Improper Privilege Management in Prestashop


- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 28 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 20 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6jmf-2pfc-q9m7

## What is CVE-2023-43663?

CVE-2023-43663 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop Prestashop, published on 28 Sep 2023. 

### Official description

PrestaShop is an Open Source e-commerce web application. In affected versions any module can be disabled or uninstalled from back office, even with low user right. This allows low privileged users to disable portions of a shops functionality. Commit `ce1f6708` addresses this issue and is included in version 8.1.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-43663?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including prestashop/prestashop. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `prestashop/prestashop` | Packagist | All versions | 8.1.2 |
| `prestashop/prestashop` | Packagist | All versions | 8.1.2 |

Products: Prestashop Prestashop.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-43663?

Upgrade prestashop/prestashop to 8.1.2 or later.

## Is CVE-2023-43663 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Prestashop Prestashop

- [CVE-2023-30839](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30839/): PrestaShop vulnerable to SQL filter bypass leading to arbitrary write requests using "SQL Manager" (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-5791](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-5791/): Other in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-41651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-41651/): Server-side request forgery in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-31181](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-31181/): Remote code execution in prestashop (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2021-3110](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-3110/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-43663 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-43663 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Prestashop Prestashop, published on 28 Sep 2023. 
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-43663 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- prestashop/prestashop (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 8.1.2
- prestashop/prestashop (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 8.1.2

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-2023-43663/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43663/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-43663
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43663
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-43663

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-43663/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.