# CVE-2023-48865: Reportico affected by Incorrect Access Control

> Attackers can bypass authentication via the execute_mode parameter to access sensitive information in Reportico.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:** 11 Apr 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pww3-x2g7-x8q2

## What is CVE-2023-48865?

CVE-2023-48865 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue discovered in Reportico Till 8.1.0 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information via execute_mode parameter of the URL.

Weakness: CWE-287 (Improper Authentication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-48865?

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


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `reportico-web/reportico` | Packagist | All versions to 8.1.0 | None |
| `reportico-web/reportico` | Packagist | All versions to 8.1.0 | None |

Products: Reportico Reportico.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-48865?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-48865 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-48865 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-48865 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2023-46925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-46925/): Reportico Cross-site Scripting vulnerability (medium 4.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-48865 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-48865 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Apr 2024. 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-2023-48865 exists.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- reportico-web/reportico (Packagist): affected all versions up to 8.1.0; no fix listed
- reportico-web/reportico (Packagist): affected all versions up to 8.1.0; no fix listed

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-2023-48865/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48865/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-48865
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-48865
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-48865

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-48865/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.