Cross-site WebSocket hijacking in Movim



Published: 2023-10-04
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-2848
CWE-ID CWE-346
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor Movim

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Origin validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU81490

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-2848

CWE-ID: CWE-346 - Origin Validation Error

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform spoofing attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an origin validation error when processing headers. A remote attacker can perform cross-site WebSocket hijacking and perform spoofing attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Movim: 0.1 - 0.21.1

External links

http://github.com/movim/movim/commit/49e2012aecdf918bb1d16f278fa9ff42fad29a9d
http://mov.im/node/pubsub.movim.eu/Movim/a2d05925-0427-4f3f-b777-d20571ddddff
http://github.com/movim/movim/commit/96372082acd3e5d778a2522a60a1805bf2af31f6


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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