Exposure of hashed user passwords via REST API in Nautobot
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Nautobot is a Network Automation Platform built as a web application atop the Django Python framework with a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. In Nautobot 2.0.x, certain REST API endpoints, in combination with the `?depth=<N>` query parameter, can expose hashed user passwords as stored in the database to any authenticated user with access to these endpoints. The passwords are not exposed in plaintext. This vulnerability has been patched in version 2.0.3.
Why it matters now
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nautobot | nautobot | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | nautobot (PyPI) | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.3 | 2.0.3 | Patch available | GHSA-r2hw-74xv-4gqp |
- nautobot Vendornautobot Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available CNA
- nautobot (PyPI) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.0.3 Fixed in 2.0.3 Patch available GHSA-r2hw-74xv-4gqp
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.3 | Vulnerable | Networktocode |
- cpe:2.3:a:networktocode:nautobot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.0.3 Vulnerable ·Networktocode
Remediation
- Fix · CNA nautobot (nautobot) Fixed in 2.0.3
- Fix · GHSA-r2hw-74xv-4gqp nautobot (PyPI) Fixed in 2.0.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-46128
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r2hw-74xv-4gqp
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Patch 2
More nautobot vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-10938 Remote code execution in Jinja2 template rendering in Nautobot CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-32681 Nautobot: Webhook definitions could be used for server-side request forgery (SSRF) CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.5
- TI-2024-23004 Nautobot's BANNER_* configuration can be used to inject arbitrary HTML content into Nautobot pages CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-21845 Reflected Cross-site Scripting potential in all object list views in Nautobot CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2024-15445 Nautobot has XSS potential in rendered Markdown fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2023-26544 nautobot has XSS potential in custom links, job buttons, and computed fields CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
Sources
- CVE-2023-46128 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-46128 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r2hw-74xv-4gqp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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