Misskey allows users to bypass authentication of Bull dashboard
CVE-2023-43793

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Misskey-dev

Status
Misskey
Vendor
CVE Published:
4 October 2023

What is CVE-2023-43793?

Misskey, an open-source decentralized social media platform, is prone to a vulnerability that allows users to bypass authentication for the Bull dashboard—the job queue management UI—simply by manipulating the URL. This security flaw, present in versions prior to 2023.9.0, poses significant risks to data integrity and user privacy. An update to version 2023.9.0 addresses this issue, and there are currently no known workarounds to mitigate the vulnerability.

Affected Version(s)

misskey < 2023.9.0

References

https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/security/advisorie...
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https://github.com/nexryai/nexkey/security/advisories/GHS...
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https://github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/commit/c9aeccb2ab2...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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