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CVE-2023-0919:
NixOS vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A Missing Authentication for Critical Function vulnerability (CVE-2023-0919) was identified in GitHub repository kareadita/kavita versions prior to 0.7.0. The vulnerability was discovered and disclosed in February 2023, affecting the Kavita software's email change functionality (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Function). It received varying CVSS scores, with NVD assigning a base score of 3.5 (LOW) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N, while huntr.dev assessed it at 8.1 (HIGH) with vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow an attacker to modify email settings without proper authentication, potentially compromising account security and access control (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability was patched in version 0.7.0 of Kavita. The fix implemented proper password verification before allowing email changes, as evidenced in the commit that addressed the issue (GitHub Patch).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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