CVE-2023-40020 is an authentication bypass vulnerability affecting PrivateUploader, an open-source image hosting server. Specifically, versions prior to 3.2.49 failed to properly validate administrator or moderator privileges, allowing unauthorized users to trigger administrative actions despite receiving a 403 error. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) has a low attack complexity and can lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.2.49CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:troplo:privateuploader:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:H
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