# CVE-2023-44324: ZDI-CAN-21344: Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

> Unauthenticated attackers can bypass authentication to access the API and leak the default admin password in Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-6wwh-cvh6-jmg9

## What is CVE-2023-44324?

CVE-2023-44324 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker Publishing Server, published on 17 Nov 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server versions 2022 and earlier are affected by an Improper Authentication vulnerability that could result in a Security feature bypass. An unauthenticated attacker can abuse this vulnerability to access the API and leak default admin's password. Exploitation of this issue does not require user interaction.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44324?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Adobe Framemaker Publishing Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-44324?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44324 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-44324 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Adobe Framemaker Publishing Server

- [CVE-2024-30299](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30299/): Tenable Vulnerability Disclosure | API Auth Bypass (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-30300](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-30300/): Tenable Vulnerability Disclosure | Sensitive Information Disclosure Via Fake FMPS Worker (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-20738](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20738/): Adobe FrameMaker Publishing Server Authentication Bypass Vulnerability | CVE-2023-44324 bypass (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-44324 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-44324 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in Adobe Framemaker Publishing Server, published on 17 Nov 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-2023-44324 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Adobe Framemaker Publishing Server. 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-2023-44324/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44324/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44324
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44324
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-44324

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-44324/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.