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CVE-2023-36465

9.1 · CRITICAL

Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website.

Published Oct 6, 2023CWE-284EPSS 0.67%

Overview

CVE-2023-36465 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 6, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

Decidim is a participatory democracy framework, written in Ruby on Rails, originally developed for the Barcelona City government online and offline participation website. The `templates` module doesn't enforce the correct permissions, allowing any logged-in user to access to this functionality in the administration panel. An attacker could use this vulnerability to change, create or delete templates of surveys. This issue has been patched in version 0.26.8 and 0.27.4.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

GitHubgithub.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.8GitHubgithub.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.4GitHubgithub.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-639h-86hw-qcjqGitHubgithub.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.26.8GitHubgithub.com/decidim/decidim/releases/tag/v0.27.4GitHubgithub.com/decidim/decidim/security/advisories/GHSA-639h-86hw-qcjq

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-36465?

CVE-2023-36465 is a critical-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 6, 2023 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2023-36465?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.1, rated CRITICAL. It can be exploited remotely over the network. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2023-36465?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2023-36465?

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