CVE-2023-40183

Public Exploit
DataEase has a vulnerability to obtain user cookies

Description

DataEase is an open source data visualization and analysis tool. Prior to version 1.18.11, DataEase has a vulnerability that allows an attacker to to obtain user cookies. The program only uses the `ImageIO.read()` method to determine whether the file is an image file or not. There is no whitelisting restriction on file suffixes. This allows the attacker to synthesize the attack code into an image for uploading and change the file extension to html. The attacker may steal user cookies by accessing links. The vulnerability has been fixed in v1.18.11. There are no known workarounds.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.10%
Affected: dataease dataease
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/dataease/dataease/security/advisories/GHSA-w2r4-2r4w-fjxv exploit
https://github.com/dataease/dataease/commit/826513053146721a2b3e09a9c9d3ea41f8f10569 patch
https://github.com/dataease/dataease/releases/tag/v1.18.11 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-40183?
CVE-2023-40183 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-40183?
To fix CVE-2023-40183, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-40183 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2023-40183 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-40183?
CVE-2023-40183 affects dataease dataease.
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