Is CVE-2023-48218 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-48218 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-48218?

CVE-2023-48218 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-48218?

CVE-2023-48218 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-48218?

Upgrade protected populate to 1.3.4 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-48218

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The Strapi Protected Populate Plugin protects `get` endpoints from revealing too much information. Prior to version 1.3.4, users were able to bypass the field level security. Users who tried to populate something that they didn't have access to could populate those fields anyway. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.4. There are no known workarounds.

CWE-863Incorrect Authorization

How to fix

Remediation Available

protected populateNVD

Affected:< 1.3.4Fixed in:1.3.4CVE-2023-48218derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

github.com

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Release Notes1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.