6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2023-22738
Vantage6 Improper Privilege Assignment Vulnerability
Description

vantage6 is a privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure for secure insight exchange. Assigning existing users to a different organizations is currently possible. It may lead to unintended access: if a user from organization A is accidentally assigned to organization B, they will retain their permissions and therefore might be able to access stuff they should not be allowed to access. This issue is patched in version 3.8.0.

INFO

Published Date :

March 1, 2023, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 10, 2023, 5:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-22738 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Vantage6 vantage6
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2023-22738.

URL Resource
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24 Patch
https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xh Vendor Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-22738 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-22738 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 10, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24 No Types Assigned https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/798aca1de142a4eca175ef51112e2235642f4f24 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xh No Types Assigned https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-vvjv-97j8-94xh Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-281
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.7.0 up to (including) 3.7.3 *cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:3.8.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:3.8.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:vantage6:vantage6:3.8.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.06 }} 0.00%

score

0.29199

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability