TI-2023-19890 Aliases CVE-2023-38510

Tolgee Lacks Permission Check for API Key for some endpoints

LOW 38CWE-862Published 2023-07-27 · Updated 2024-10-03

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

Tolgee is an open-source localization platform. Starting in version 3.14.0 and prior to version 3.23.1, when a request is made using an API key, the backend fails to verify the permission scopes associated with the key, effectively bypassing permission checks entirely for some endpoints. It's important to note that this vulnerability only affects projects that have inadvertently exposed their API keys on the internet. Projects that have kept their API keys secure are not impacted. This issue is fixed in version 3.23.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00605 49th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed tolgee-platform (tolgee): 3.23.1

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

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
tolgee	tolgee-platform	3.14.0 to before 3.23.1	3.23.1	Patch available	CNA

tolgee-platform Vendortolgee Affected 3.14.0 to before 3.23.1 Fixed in 3.23.1 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:tolgee:tolgee::::::::	3.14.0 to before 3.23.1	Vulnerable	tolgee

cpe:2.3:a:tolgee:tolgee:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.14.0 to before 3.23.1 Vulnerable ·tolgee

Remediation

Fix · CNA tolgee-platform (tolgee) Fixed in 3.23.1

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-38510

References

Patch 2

Advisory 1

https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-platform/security/advisories/GHSA-4f9j-4vh4-p85v

Other 1

https://github.com/tolgee/tolgee-platform/releases/tag/v3.23.1

TI-2026-24780 Tolgee has an XXE Injection in Translation Import CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
TI-2023-21916 HTML Injection with email in Tolgee CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2024-34972 Tolgee's configuration all configuration properties leaked in public configuration DTO CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2024-21365 Tolgee' API keys created by server admin users bypass the permission check CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
TI-2024-21361 Tolgee's API key scopes not checked when querying translation data CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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