PT-2023-27623 · Phpjabbers · Phpjabbers Document Creator

Published 2023-08-28 · Updated 2023-08-29 · CVE-2023-40758

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions PHPJabbers Document Creator version 1.0

Description The issue is related to user enumeration, which occurs during the password recovery process. A difference in messages could allow an attacker to determine if a user is valid or not, enabling a brute force attack with valid users. This could potentially lead to unauthorized access.

Recommendations For PHPJabbers Document Creator version 1.0, consider modifying the password recovery process to return generic messages for all users, regardless of their validity, to prevent user enumeration. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to the password recovery feature until a patch is available. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-209

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40758

Affected Products

Phpjabbers Document Creator

References · 8

• 🔥 https://medium.com/@mfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40758 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40758 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57446 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1696150334261932211 · Twitter Post
• https://phpjabbers.com/document-creator · Note
• https://medium.com/%40mfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1696172562563154064 · Twitter Post