CVE-2023-39953 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-39953
Vulnerability Scoring

4.8
/10
Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2023-39953 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: High
    Exploits require significant effort and special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2023-39953 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕗 21 Nov 2024, 08:16 UTC
Originally published on: 🕑 10 Aug 2023, 14:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 468 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-39953 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-39953: user_oidc provides the OIDC connect user backend for Nextcloud, an open-source cloud platform. Starting in version 1.0.0 and prior to version 1.3.3, missing verification of the issuer would have allowed an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack returning corrupted or known token they also have access to. user_oidc 1.3.3 contains a patch. No known workarounds are available.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-39953

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-39953 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-2023-39953

CVE-2023-39953 presents a challenge to exploit due to its high attack complexity, but the absence of privilege requirements still makes it a viable target for skilled attackers. A thorough security review is advised.

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-2023-39953, 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-2023-39953, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-39953 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2023-39953 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2023-39953 does not impact system availability.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

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

EPSS Score: 0.075% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 35.61% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 64.39% of others.

CVE-2023-39953 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-303

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Reflection Attack in Authentication Protocol CAPEC-90 An adversary can abuse an authentication protocol susceptible to reflection attack in order to defeat it. Doing so allows the adversary illegitimate access to the target system, without possessing the requisite credentials. Reflection attacks are of great concern to authentication protocols that rely on a challenge-handshake or similar mechanism. An adversary can impersonate a legitimate user and can gain illegitimate access to the system by successfully mounting a reflection attack during authentication.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:nextcloud:user_oidc:1.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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