CVE-2023-4697 Improper Privilege Management in usememos/memos
Attackers can escalate privileges in the Memos web application due to improper privilege management, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2023-4697?
CVE-2023-4697 is a high-severity vulnerability in Usememos Memos, published on 1 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
Weakness: CWE-269
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4697?
3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/usememos/memos. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.13.2 |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.13.2 |
github.com/usememos/memos Go | All versions | 0.13.2 |
Products include Usememos Memos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4697?
Upgrade github.com/usememos/memos to 0.13.2 or later.
Is CVE-2023-4697 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4697 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Usememos Memos
- CVE-2025-50738 Memos has Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability in Image URLs
- CVE-2025-22952 Memos Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
- CVE-2023-0109 Stored XSS in usememos/memos
- CVE-2023-4696 Improper Access Control in usememos/memos
- CVE-2022-4866 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in usememos/memos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5j6p-59cj-j6cp, GO-2023-2036.