Is CVE-2023-49946 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-49946 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-49946?

CVE-2023-49946 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-49946?

CVE-2023-49946 has an EPSS score of 0.87% (54th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-49946?

Upgrade forgejo to 1.20.5-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-49946

CRITICAL

9.1

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Forgejo before 1.20.5-1, certain endpoints do not check whether an object belongs to a repository for which permissions are being checked. This allows remote attackers to read private issues, read private pull requests, delete issues, and perform other unauthorized actions.

CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

How to fix

Remediation Available

forgejoNVD

Affected:< 1.20.5-1Fixed in:1.20.5-1CVE-2023-49946derived 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

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.87%probability of exploitation in 30 days

54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2011-3923	Critical	9.8	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-15379	Critical	9.8	86%	-	-
CVE-2018-1000207	High	7.2	64%	-	-
CVE-2023-32986	High	8.8	63%	-	-
CVE-2021-44521	Critical	9.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-13374	Medium	4.3	38%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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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.