What is CVE-2023-28609?

CVE-2023-28609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ansible-Semaphore Ansible Semaphore, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-28609?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Ansible-Semaphore Ansible Semaphore

CVE-2023-28609

api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.009 (55.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ansible-semaphore Ansible_semaphore
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org (Release Notes)
cve@mitre.org (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28609?: CVE-2023-28609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ansible-Semaphore Ansible Semaphore, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-28609?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.