CVE-2023-35938Network attack vector

Persistent project administration via stale restricted-user permissions

Published Jun 29, 2023 · Updated Nov 8, 2024

Improper permission preservation in Enalean Tuleap before 14.9.99.63 allows remote authenticated users to retain project administration. The project-visibility transition to Private without restricted failed to remove restricted users from administrator and project-owner permission records. Exploitation requires an existing restricted project administrator and a project visibility change, after which the account retains project access and administrative actions.

CVSS severity4.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.59%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permission preservation in Enalean Tuleap before 14.9.99.63 allows remote authenticated users to retain project administration. The project-visibility transition to Private without restricted failed to remove restricted users from administrator and project-owner permission records. Exploitation requires an existing restricted project administrator and a project visibility change, after which the account retains project access and administrative actions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-35938
Published
Jun 29, 2023
Updated
Nov 8, 2024
Vendor
Enalean
Product
Tuleap
Classifications
CWE-281, T1078
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 29, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Nov 8, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 14.9.99.63

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Enalean · Tuleapversion=< 14.9.99.63

Published CVSS scores

7.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.1GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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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
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-281Improper Preservation of Permissions
T1078Valid Accounts

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