What is CVE-2023-22488?

CVE-2023-22488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flarum, 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

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: 0.004 (32.1th 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
Flarum Framework — versions < 1.6.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-22488?: CVE-2023-22488 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Flarum, 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.