DefectDojo <1.5.3.1 Remote Privilege Escalation via Permissions
CVE-2023-48171 Published on August 12, 2024
An issue in OWASP DefectDojo before v.1.5.3.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the user permissions component.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-48171 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.
Weakness Type
Improper Privilege Management
The software does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-48171
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Exploit Probability
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