CVE-2023-5840 (GCVE-0-2023-5840)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-10-29 00:00 – Updated: 2024-09-06 19:33
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in linkstackorg/linkstack
Summary
Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password in GitHub repository linkstackorg/linkstack prior to v4.2.9.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-06 19:28 UTC
CWE
- CWE-640 - Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password
Assigner
References
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| linkstackorg | linkstackorg/linkstack |
Affected:
unspecified , < v4.2.9
(custom)
|
guessed | |
| linkstack | linkstack |
Affected:
0 , < 4.2.9
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:linkstack:linkstack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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