PT-2023-27632 · Phpjabbers · Phpjabbers Make An Offer Widget

Published 2023-08-28 · Updated 2023-08-29 · CVE-2023-40767

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 Make an Offer Widget version 1.0

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

Recommendations For PHPJabbers Make an Offer Widget 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, consider implementing rate limiting on password recovery attempts to minimize the risk of brute force attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-209

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-40767

Affected Products

Phpjabbers Make An Offer Widget

References · 8

• 🔥 https://medium.com/@mfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-40767 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40767 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1696150342314905630 · Twitter Post
• https://phpjabbers.com/make-an-offer-widget · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1696175856945618993 · Twitter Post
• https://medium.com/%40mfortinsec/multiple-vulnerabilities-in-phpjabbers-part-3-40fc3565982f · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57541 · Telegram Post