9.1
CRITICAL
CVE-2023-36465
Decidim Ruby on Rails Theme Tampering Vulnerability
Description

Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The `templates` module doesn't enforce the correct permissions, allowing any logged-in user to access to this functionality in the administration panel. An attacker could use this vulnerability to change, create or delete templates of surveys. This issue has been patched in version 0.26.8 and 0.27.4.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 6, 2023, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.3

Exploitability Score :

3.1
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-36465 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 Decidim decidim
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-2023-36465.

URL Resource
https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.8 Release Notes
https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.4 Release Notes
https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-639h-86hw-qcjq Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-36465 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]

    Oct. 11, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.8 No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.8 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.4 No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.4 Release Notes
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-639h-86hw-qcjq No Types Assigned https://github.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-639h-86hw-qcjq Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.26.8 *cpe:2.3:a:decidim:decidim:*:*:*:*:*:ruby:*:* versions from (including) 0.27.0 up to (excluding) 0.27.4
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

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-36465 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2023-36465 weaknesses.

CAPEC-19: Embedding Scripts within Scripts Embedding Scripts within Scripts CAPEC-441: Malicious Logic Insertion Malicious Logic Insertion CAPEC-478: Modification of Windows Service Configuration Modification of Windows Service Configuration CAPEC-479: Malicious Root Certificate Malicious Root Certificate CAPEC-502: Intent Spoof Intent Spoof CAPEC-503: WebView Exposure WebView Exposure CAPEC-536: Data Injected During Configuration Data Injected During Configuration CAPEC-546: Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment Incomplete Data Deletion in a Multi-Tenant Environment CAPEC-550: Install New Service Install New Service CAPEC-551: Modify Existing Service Modify Existing Service CAPEC-552: Install Rootkit Install Rootkit CAPEC-556: Replace File Extension Handlers Replace File Extension Handlers CAPEC-558: Replace Trusted Executable Replace Trusted Executable CAPEC-562: Modify Shared File Modify Shared File CAPEC-563: Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot Add Malicious File to Shared Webroot CAPEC-564: Run Software at Logon Run Software at Logon CAPEC-578: Disable Security Software Disable Security Software CAPEC-1: Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-17: Using Malicious Files Using Malicious Files CAPEC-60: Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) CAPEC-61: Session Fixation Session Fixation CAPEC-62: Cross Site Request Forgery Cross Site Request Forgery CAPEC-122: Privilege Abuse Privilege Abuse CAPEC-127: Directory Indexing Directory Indexing CAPEC-180: Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels Exploiting Incorrectly Configured Access Control Security Levels CAPEC-206: Signing Malicious Code Signing Malicious Code CAPEC-234: Hijacking a privileged process Hijacking a privileged process CAPEC-642: Replace Binaries Replace Binaries
Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} 0.03%

score

0.40273

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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