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TI-2023-08701 Aliases CVE-2023-22451

Weak password requirements in Kiwi TCMS

Priority LOW 39CWE-521Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-521.

Summary

Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In version 11.6 and prior, when users register new accounts and/or change passwords, there is no validation in place which would prevent them from picking an easy to guess password. This issue is resolved by providing defaults for the `AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS` configuration setting. As of version 11.7, the password can’t be too similar to other personal information, must contain at least 10 characters, can’t be a commonly used password, and can’t be entirely numeric. As a workaround, an administrator may reset all passwords in Kiwi TCMS if they think a weak password may have been chosen.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0074 54th 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
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
kiwitcmsKiwiup to 11.6—No fix listedCNA
  • Kiwi Vendorkiwitcms Affected up to 11.6 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:kiwitcms:kiwi_tcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 11.7Vulnerablekiwitcms
  • cpe:2.3:a:kiwitcms:kiwi_tcms:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 11.7 Vulnerable ·kiwitcms

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-22451

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-14429 Kiwi TCMS unrestricted file upload vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.0
  • TI-2023-14444 Kiwi TCMS has command injection vulnerability in changelog.yml CI workflow CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-18603 Kiwi TCMS's misconfigured HTTP headers allow stored XSS execution with Firefox CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-16845 Stored cross site scripting (XSS) via unrestricted file upload in Kiwi TCMS CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2022-03753 Cross-site Scripting (XSS) - Stored in kiwitcms/kiwi CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
  • TI-2023-14379 Kiwi TCMS may allow user to update email address to unverified one CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
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Sources

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