CVE-2023-6718 (GCVE-0-2023-6718)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-12-13 09:08 – Updated: 2024-10-01 14:47
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in Repox
Summary
An authentication bypass vulnerability has been found in Repox, which allows a remote user to send a specially crafted POST request, due to the lack of any authentication method, resulting in the alteration or creation of users.
Severity
9.4 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-02-06 16:56 UTC
CWE
- CWE-288 - Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
Date Public
2023-12-12 11:00
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