CVE-2023-46746 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2023-46746
Vulnerability Scoring

4.8
/10
Medium Risk

The vulnerability CVE-2023-46746 could compromise system integrity but typically requires user interaction to be exploited.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Local
    Vulnerability requires local system access.
  • Privileges Required: Low
    Some privileges are necessary to exploit the vulnerability.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: Required
    User interaction is necessary for successful exploitation.

CVE-2023-46746 Details

Status: Modified

Last updated: 🕗 21 Nov 2024, 08:29 UTC
Originally published on: 🕙 01 Dec 2023, 22:15 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 355 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

security-advisories@github.com

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

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

CVE-2023-46746 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2023-46746: PostHog provides open-source product analytics, session recording, feature flagging and A/B testing that you can self-host. A server-side request forgery (SSRF), which can only be exploited by authenticated users, was found in Posthog. Posthog did not verify whether a URL was local when enabling webhooks, allowing authenticated users to forge a POST request. This vulnerability has been addressed in `22bd5942` and will be included in subsequent releases. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2023-46746

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2023-46746 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-2023-46746

CVE-2023-46746 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-2023-46746, 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-2023-46746, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: Low
    CVE-2023-46746 could lead to minor leaks of non-critical information without major privacy breaches.
  • Integrity: Low
    Exploiting CVE-2023-46746 may cause minor changes to data without severely impacting its accuracy.
  • Availability: Low
    CVE-2023-46746 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: 0.063% (probability of exploit)

EPSS Percentile: 30.03% (lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 69.97% of others.

CVE-2023-46746 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:posthog:posthog:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.0.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.1.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.18.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.19.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.21.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.21.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.21.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.21.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.22.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.22.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.22.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.22.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.23.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.23.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.24.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.25.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.25.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.25.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.25.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.28.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.30.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.31.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.32.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.33.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.34.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.34.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.34.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.34.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.35.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.36.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.36.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.36.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.37.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.37.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.37.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.38.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.38.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.39.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.39.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.40.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.40.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.40.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.41.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.42.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.43.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.43.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:posthog:posthog:1.43.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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