CVE-2023-3578 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-3578
Vulnerability Scoring

5.5
/10
Significant Risk

Security assessments indicate that CVE-2023-3578 presents a notable risk, potentially requiring prompt mitigation.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Adjacent_network
    Attack Vector Under Analysis
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-3578 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕗 21 Nov 2024, 08:17 UTC
Originally published on: 🕓 10 Jul 2023, 16:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 499 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

cna@vuldb.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-3578 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-3578: A vulnerability classified as critical was found in DedeCMS 5.7.109. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file co_do.php. The manipulation of the argument rssurl leads to server-side request forgery. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-233371.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-3578

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-3578 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2023-3578

CVE-2023-3578 presents an accessible attack vector with minimal effort required. Restricting access controls and implementing security updates are critical to reducing exploitation risks.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2023-3578, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2023-3578, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-3578 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2023-3578 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: Low
    CVE-2023-3578 may slightly degrade system performance without fully affecting service availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.

EPSS Score: 48.083% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 97.66% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 2.3400000000000034% of others.

CVE-2023-3578 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-918

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Server Side Request Forgery CAPEC-664 An adversary exploits improper input validation by submitting maliciously crafted input to a target application running on a server, with the goal of forcing the server to make a request either to itself, to web services running in the server’s internal network, or to external third parties. If successful, the adversary’s request will be made with the server’s privilege level, bypassing its authentication controls. This ultimately allows the adversary to access sensitive data, execute commands on the server’s network, and make external requests with the stolen identity of the server. Server Side Request Forgery attacks differ from Cross Site Request Forgery attacks in that they target the server itself, whereas CSRF attacks exploit an insecure user authentication mechanism to perform unauthorized actions on the user's behalf.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:dedecms:dedecms:5.7.109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:dedecms:dedecms:5.7.109:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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