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TI-2023-00576 Aliases CVE-2023-0609GHSA-qwx8-mxxx-mg96

Improper Authorization in wallabag/wallabag

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-285Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.

Summary

Improper Authorization in GitHub repository wallabag/wallabag prior to 2.5.3.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00637 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed wallabag/wallabag (wallabag): 2.5.3wallabag/wallabag (Packagist): 2.5.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
wallabagwallabag/wallabagbefore 2.5.32.5.3Patch availableCNA
—wallabag/wallabag (Packagist)2.0.0-alpha.1 to before 2.5.32.5.3Patch availableGHSA-qwx8-mxxx-mg96
  • wallabag/wallabag Vendorwallabag Affected before 2.5.3 Fixed in 2.5.3 Patch available CNA
  • wallabag/wallabag (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0-alpha.1 to before 2.5.3 Fixed in 2.5.3 Patch available GHSA-qwx8-mxxx-mg96

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:wallabag:wallabag:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2.5.3Vulnerablewallabag
  • cpe:2.3:a:wallabag:wallabag:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.5.3 Vulnerable ·wallabag

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA wallabag/wallabag (wallabag) Fixed in 2.5.3
  • Fix · GHSA-qwx8-mxxx-mg96 wallabag/wallabag (Packagist) Fixed in 2.5.3 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    wallabag/wallabag 2.5.3

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2023-00577 Improper Authorization in wallabag/wallabagPriority MEDIUM 53
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-0609
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qwx8-mxxx-mg96
  3. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2023-00696 Improper Authorization in wallabag/wallabag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-04113 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in wallabag/wallabag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-00699 CSRF in wallabag/wallabag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2023-04112 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in wallabag/wallabag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
  • TI-2023-00698 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in wallabag/wallabag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-00577 Improper Authorization in wallabag/wallabag CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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