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CRITICAL
CVE-2023-40174
Social Media Skeleton PHP Session Expiration Illegitimate Access Vulnerability
Description

Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. Insufficient session expiration is a web application security vulnerability that occurs when a web application does not properly manage the lifecycle of a user's session. Social media skeleton releases prior to 1.0.5 did not properly limit manage user session lifecycles. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.5 and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 18, 2023, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 23, 2023, 8:11 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40174 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 Fobybus social-media-skeleton
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-2023-40174.

URL Resource
https://github.com/fobybus/social-media-skeleton/commit/99738b2cc5efb6a5739161c931daa43f99431e5a Patch
https://github.com/fobybus/social-media-skeleton/security/advisories/GHSA-cr5c-ggwq-g4hq Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-40174 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40174 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]

    Aug. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fobybus/social-media-skeleton/commit/99738b2cc5efb6a5739161c931daa43f99431e5a No Types Assigned https://github.com/fobybus/social-media-skeleton/commit/99738b2cc5efb6a5739161c931daa43f99431e5a Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/fobybus/social-media-skeleton/security/advisories/GHSA-cr5c-ggwq-g4hq No Types Assigned https://github.com/fobybus/social-media-skeleton/security/advisories/GHSA-cr5c-ggwq-g4hq Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:fobybus:social-media-skeleton:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.0.5
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-2023-40174 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-2023-40174 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.19 }} 0.02%

score

0.56509

percentile

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