What is CVE-2023-43805?

CVE-2023-43805 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nexryai Nexkey, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-43805?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Nexryai Nexkey

CVE-2023-43805

Nexkey is a fork of Misskey, an open source, decentralized social media platform. Prior to version 12.121.9, incomplete URL validation can allow users to bypass authentication for access to the job queue dashboard. Version 12.121.9 contains a fix for this issue. As a workaround, it may be possible to avoid this by blocking access using tools such as Cloudflare's WAF.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.006 (47.2th 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:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Nexryai Nexkey — versions < 12.121.9

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_MISC, Not Applicable)
security-advisories@github.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43805?: CVE-2023-43805 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nexryai Nexkey, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-10-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-43805?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.