CVE-2023-41363Network attack vector

Cross-user settings modification via unchecked user assignment

Published Aug 29, 2023 · Updated Oct 1, 2024

Improper authorization in Cerebrate 1.14 allows remote authenticated users to modify other users' settings over the network. The UserSettingsController edit action authorizes the existing record but accepts a submitted user_id during save without checking that the new owner is permitted. Any authenticated user able to edit a setting can reassign it to another account and alter that account's stored preferences.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Cerebrate 1.14 allows remote authenticated users to modify other users' settings over the network. The UserSettingsController edit action authorizes the existing record but accepts a submitted user_id during save without checking that the new owner is permitted. Any authenticated user able to edit a setting can reassign it to another account and alter that account's stored preferences.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-41363
Published
Aug 29, 2023
Updated
Oct 1, 2024
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

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

Exploitability

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

4.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
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SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

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