Vulnerability · Published Oct 27, 2023 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2023-5830ColumbiaSoft Document Locator WebTools login improper authentication

High 7.3

In plain English

A high-severity improper authentication in Document Locator from ColumbiaSoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 61.9% (higher than 99.2% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: Nuclei.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.3High

Exploit odds (30 days)61.9%top 0.8% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Nuclei

Official 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.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
ColumbiaSoft	Document Locator	n/a

Weakness: CWE-287 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

References

https://vuldb.com/?id.243729 vdb-entry, technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.243729 signature, permissions-required