Set Logging Level Without Authentication
Priority LOW 39CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The controller responsible for setting the logging level does not include any authorization checks to ensure the user is authenticated. This can be seen by noting that it extends Controller rather than AuthenticatedController and includes no further checks. This issue affects YugabyteDB Anywhere: from 2.0.0 through 2.17.3
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00388 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YugabyteDB | Anywhere | 2.0.0 – 2.17.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Anywhere VendorYugabyteDB Affected 2.0.0 – 2.17.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:yugabyte:yugabytedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 – 2.17.3.0 | Vulnerable | YugabyteDB |
- cpe:2.3:a:yugabyte:yugabytedb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 – 2.17.3.0 Vulnerable ·YugabyteDB
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-4640
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jqrr-cj4q-x8m4
References
Other 1
More Yugabytedb vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-27623 YugabyteDB v2.21.1.0 was discovered to contain a buffer overflow via the "insert into" parameter. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-00545 Remote code execution in YugabyteDB CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-17471 The software is vulnerable when using LDAP-based authentication in YCQL with Microsoft’s Active Directory CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-05529 Prometheus Metrics Accessible Pre-Authentication CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-05530 Log injection in YugabyteDB CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-4640 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-4640 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jqrr-cj4q-x8m4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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