What is CVE-2023-39655?

CVE-2023-39655 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Perfood Couchauth, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-01-03.

How severe is CVE-2023-39655?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Perfood Couchauth

CVE-2023-39655

A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package @perfood/couch-auth versions <= 0.20.0. By sending a specially crafted host header in the forgot password request, it is possible to send password reset links to users which…

EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Perfood Couchauth
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-74 — Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection)

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39655?: CVE-2023-39655 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Perfood Couchauth, classified under Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component (Injection). CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2024-01-03.
How severe is CVE-2023-39655?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.