Vulnerability in Fobybus Social-Media-Skeleton
CVE-2023-40173
Social media skeleton is an uncompleted/framework social media project implemented using a php, css ,javascript and html. Prior to version 1.0.5 Social media skeleton did not properly salt passwords leaving user passwords susceptible to cracking should an attacker gain access to hashed passwords. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.5 and users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
EPSS: 0.005 (42.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Fobybus Social-media-skeleton — versions < 1.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
- security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-40173?
- CVE-2023-40173 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fobybus Social-Media-Skeleton, classified under Insufficiently Protected Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-08-18.
- How severe is CVE-2023-40173?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.