CVE-2023-4704 External Control of System or Configuration Setting in instantsoft/icms2
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-4704 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2023-4704 is a high-severity vulnerability in instantsoft/icms2, published on 1 Sep 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-2023-4704 exists.
Affected product: instantsoft/icms2. 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-2023-4704/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-4704/index.md)
Attackers can manipulate system or configuration settings in InstantCMS, potentially bypassing security controls.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-4704?
CVE-2023-4704 is a high-severity vulnerability in instantsoft/icms2, published on 1 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
External Control of System or Configuration Setting in GitHub repository instantsoft/icms2 prior to 2.16.1-git.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-4704?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Instantcms Instantcms.
How do I fix CVE-2023-4704?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-4704 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-4704 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-4704 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in instantsoft/icms2
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wwr6-8p5g-fwf7.