CVE-2023-22746Network attack vector

Unauthorized access via shared default session secret

Published Feb 3, 2023 · Updated Mar 10, 2025

Authentication forgery in CKAN Docker images before 2.8.12 and 2.9.0 through 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access. Affected image entrypoints reuse a published default session secret instead of generating a distinct value for each container. Exposure requires an affected image started without a custom secret in its .env file; legacy ckan/ckan images are unaffected.

CVSS severity8.6
High
EPSS probability0.69%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Authentication forgery in CKAN Docker images before 2.8.12 and 2.9.0 through 2.9.6 allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access. Affected image entrypoints reuse a published default session secret instead of generating a distinct value for each container. Exposure requires an affected image started without a custom secret in its .env file; legacy ckan/ckan images are unaffected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-22746
Published
Feb 3, 2023
Updated
Mar 10, 2025
Vendor
CKAN
Product
CKAN
Classifications
CWE-344, CWE-330, T1606.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 2.8.12
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

CKAN · CKANversion=< 2.8.12; version=>= 2.9.0, < 2.9.7

Published CVSS scores

8.6GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-344Use of Invariant Value in Dynamically Changing Context
CWE-330Use of Insufficiently Random Values
T1606.001Forge Web Credentials: Web Cookies

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