CVE-2023-5830

ColumbiaSoft Document Locator WebTools login improper authentication

CVSS 3.1 High 7.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in ColumbiaSoft Document Locator. This affects an unknown part of the file /api/authentication/login of the component WebTools. The manipulation of the argument Server leads to improper authentication. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 7.2 SP4 and 2021.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-243729 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Key data

CVSS 3.1 High 7.3

Score published by VulDB in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: Low
Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: Low
Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: Low
Limited effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	None	No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	Low	Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	Low	Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	Low	Limited effect on availability.

CVSS 3.0 High 7.3

Score published by VulDB in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: None
No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: Low
Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: Low
Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: Low
Limited effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	None	No account or privileges are needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	Low	Limited effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	Low	Limited effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	Low	Limited effect on availability.

CVSS 2.0 High 7.5

Score published by VulDB in the CVE record.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Access complexity: Low
Specialized access conditions do not exist: the attack needs no special circumstances.
Authentication: None
No authentication is needed.
Confidentiality impact: Partial
Some data can be read.
Integrity impact: Partial
Some data can be changed.
Availability impact: Partial
Performance is reduced or some functions are interrupted.

Metric	Value	What it means
Access vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Access complexity	Low	Specialized access conditions do not exist: the attack needs no special circumstances.
Authentication	None	No authentication is needed.
Confidentiality impact	Partial	Some data can be read.
Integrity impact	Partial	Some data can be changed.
Availability impact	Partial	Performance is reduced or some functions are interrupted.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.61929 (61.9% probability)
Percentile: 99.2%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Sep 9, 2024

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

ColumbiaSoft Document Locator
- affected: n/a

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

vuldb.com/?id.243729vdb-entrytechnical-description
vuldb.com/?ctiid.243729signaturepermissions-required

Timeline

ID reservedOct 27, 2023
Record publishedOct 27, 2023
Record last updatedSep 9, 2024

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