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TI-2023-26060 Aliases CVE-2023-48171GHSA-wpgr-jvp4-g62h

An issue in OWASP DefectDojo before v.1.5.3.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

An issue in OWASP DefectDojo before v.1.5.3.1 allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges via the user permissions component.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00627 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
Total

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:owasp:defectdojo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.5.3.1Vulnerableowasp-modsecurity
  • cpe:2.3:a:owasp:defectdojo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.5.3.1 Vulnerable ·owasp-modsecurity

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48171
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wpgr-jvp4-g62h
  3. 2026-10-30 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2026-03305 OWASP DefectDojo SonarQubeParser/MSDefenderParser parser.py input_zip.read denial of service CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3

Sources

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