What is CVE-2023-42446?

CVE-2023-42446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pow-auth Pow, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate Expiration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-42446?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Pow-auth Pow

CVE-2023-42446

Pow is a authentication and user management solution for Phoenix and Plug-based apps. Starting in version 1.0.14 and prior to version 1.0.34, use of `Pow.Store.Backend.MnesiaCache` is susceptible to session hijacking as expired keys are no…

EPSS: 0.001 (33.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Pow-auth Pow — versions >= 1.0.14, < 1.0.34

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-298 — Improper Validation of Certificate Expiration

References

https://github.com/pow-auth/pow/security/advisories/GHSA-3cjh-p6pw-jhv9 (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
https://github.com/pow-auth/pow/issues/713 (x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42446?: CVE-2023-42446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Pow-auth Pow, classified under Improper Validation of Certificate Expiration. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-42446?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.