What is CVE-2023-22488?

CVE-2023-22488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flarum Framework, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-22488?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Flarum Framework

CVE-2023-22488

Flarum is a forum software for building communities. Using the notifications feature, one can read restricted/private content and bypass access checks that would be in place for such content. The notification-sending component does not che…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.002 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Flarum Framework — versions < 1.6.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

https://github.com/flarum/framework/security/advisories/GHSA-8gcg-vwmw-rxj4 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/flarum/framework/commit/d0a2b95dca57d3dae9a0d77b610b1cb1d0b1766a (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22488?: CVE-2023-22488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flarum Framework, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-22488?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.