What is CVE-2023-48171?

CVE-2023-48171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Owasp Defectdojo, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-48171?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Owasp Defectdojo

CVE-2023-48171

An issue in OWASP DefectDojo before v.1.5.3.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the user permissions component.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2024-08-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (48.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 48th percentile — 48.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Owasp Defectdojo

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

gccybermonks.com/posts/defectdojo/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-48171?: CVE-2023-48171 is a high-severity vulnerability in Owasp Defectdojo, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2024-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-48171?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.