CVE-2023-49706

Description

Defective request context handling in Self Service in LinOTP 3.x before 3.2.5 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to escalate privileges, thereby allowing them to act as and with the permissions of another user. Attackers must generate repeated API requests to trigger a race condition with concurrent user activity in the self-service portal.

Category

6.8
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory linotp.org Vendor Advisory linotp.org Vendor Advisory linotp.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.linotp.org/news.html vendor advisory
https://linotp.org/CVE-2023-49706.txt vendor advisory
https://linotp.org/security-update-linotp3-selfservice.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-49706?
CVE-2023-49706 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-49706?
To fix CVE-2023-49706, 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-2023-49706 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-49706 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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