CVE-2023-43663: Improper Privilege Management in Prestashop

Published Sep 28, 2023
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Updated

Impact Any module can be disabled or uninstalled from back office, even with low user right.

Patches 8.1.2

Workarounds none

References

Other sources

PrestaShop is an Open Source e-commerce web application. In affected versions any module can be disabled or uninstalled from back office, even with low user right. This allows low privileged users to disable portions of a shops functionality. Commit ce1f6708 addresses this issue and is included in version 8.1.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

MITRE

Affected Software

2 affected componentsFixes available
composer/prestashop/prestashop<8.1.2
8.1.2
Prestashop PrestaShop<8.1.2

Event History

Sep 28, 2023
Advisory Published
04:27 PM
CVE Published
via MITRE·06:13 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·06:13 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2023-43663.

2

What is the impact of CVE-2023-43663?

The impact of CVE-2023-43663 is that any module can be disabled or uninstalled from the back office, even with low user rights.

3

How does CVE-2023-43663 affect PrestaShop?

CVE-2023-43663 affects PrestaShop by allowing low privileged users to disable portions of a shop's functionality.

4

What is the severity of CVE-2023-43663?

The severity of CVE-2023-43663 is medium, with a CVSS score of 6.7.

5

How can CVE-2023-43663 be fixed?

CVE-2023-43663 can be fixed by applying the commit ce1f6708 from the official PrestaShop repository.

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