CVE-2023-5948

Local unauthorized access after user interaction

Published Nov 3, 2023 · Updated Sep 5, 2024

Improper authorization in Team Amaze's Amaze File Utilities before 1.91 allows local users to access protected resources after user interaction. The CNA and public references do not identify the affected component, the resource exposed, or the authorization check that fails. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; the precise confidentiality or integrity consequence remains undisclosed.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper authorization in Team Amaze's Amaze File Utilities before 1.91 allows local users to access protected resources after user interaction. The CNA and public references do not identify the affected component, the resource exposed, or the authorization check that fails. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction; the precise confidentiality or integrity consequence remains undisclosed.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-5948
Published
Nov 3, 2023
Updated
Sep 5, 2024
Vendor
Team Amaze
Product
Amaze File Utilities
Classifications
CWE-285
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 3, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 5, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <1.91
  2. Affected versionversion=unspecified <1.91

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Team Amaze · Amaze File Utilitiesversion=0 <1.91; version=unspecified <1.91

Published CVSS scores

5.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
8.2huntr.devCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-285Improper Authorization

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