Security Resilience

CVE-2023-2886

Cbot Core ≤ 4.0.3.4

Published
25 May 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 4.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0021 10th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

CVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.

Summary

CVE-2023-2886 is a medium-severity Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets (CWE-1385) vulnerability in Cbot Cbot Core. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (T1003.008); ranked at the 10th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A07:2025 Authentication Failures

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets vulnerability in CBOT Chatbot allows Content Spoofing Via Application API Manipulation.This issue affects Chatbot: before Core: v4.0.3.4 Panel: v4.0.3.7.

CWE(s)
CWE-1385CWE-346

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1003.008 /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow Credential Access
Adversaries may attempt to dump the contents of <code>/etc/passwd</code> and <code>/etc/shadow</code> to enable offline password cracking.
attack.mitre.org →
T1016 System Network Configuration Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may look for details about the network configuration and settings, such as IP and/or MAC addresses, of systems they access or through information discovery of remote systems.
attack.mitre.org →
T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement
Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
attack.mitre.org →
T1027.008 Stripped Payloads Stealth
Adversaries may attempt to make a payload difficult to analyze by removing symbols, strings, and other human readable information.
attack.mitre.org →
T1036 Masquerading Stealth
Adversaries may attempt to manipulate features of their artifacts to make them appear legitimate or benign to users and/or security tools.
attack.mitre.org →
T1036.003 Rename Legitimate Utilities Stealth
Adversaries may rename legitimate / system utilities to try to evade security mechanisms concerning the usage of those utilities.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-2885Same product: Cbot Cbot Core
CVE-2023-2883Same product: Cbot Cbot Core
CVE-2023-2887Same product: Cbot Cbot Core
CVE-2023-2884Same product: Cbot Cbot Core
CVE-2023-2882Same product: Cbot Cbot Core
CVE-2023-2850Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-2848Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-26114Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-0957Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-30856Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346

Affected Assets

cbot
cbot core
≤ 4.0.3.4
cbot
cbot panel
≤ 4.0.3.7

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V4.4.2

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

IA-9 Service Identification and Authentication
addresses: CWE-346

Requires unique identification of the service before communications, addressing failures to validate the origin of the interaction.

SC-11 Trusted Path
addresses: CWE-346

Trusted path establishment enforces validation that the communication originates from and reaches only the intended trusted system components.

SC-20 Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Authoritative Source)
addresses: CWE-346

Enforces validation of the true origin of DNS responses via signatures and chain-of-trust mechanisms.

SC-21 Secure Name/Address Resolution Service (Recursive or Caching Resolver)
addresses: CWE-346

Enforces origin validation of name/address data, eliminating reliance on unverified or impersonated DNS sources.

SC-23 Session Authenticity
addresses: CWE-346

Mandates origin validation so that only legitimate endpoints can continue the authenticated session.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.AA-03 partial match
blocks

Origin validation is a required step when authenticating WebSocket connection requests.

PR.AA-05 partial match
blocks

Enforcing authorization policy on incoming connections can require origin checks.

PR.IR-01 partial match
blocks

Network-level controls that block unauthorized logical access can mitigate missing origin checks.

PR.PS-06 partial match
blocks

Secure SDLC practices directly require origin validation for WebSocket endpoints.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.5.14 Information transfer partial match
removes
A.5.15 Access control partial match
removes
A.5.16 Identity management partial match
removes
A.5.17 Authentication information partial match
removes
A.5.18 Access rights partial match
removes
A.8.10 Information deletion partial match
removes

Hardening callouts derived

DISA STIG baselines are authored against specific weaknesses. Where this CVE cites a broad weakness class, the mapping is not asserted at that abstraction (owner ruling, 2026-09-25: grade only at Base and below), so no rule is shown here rather than a rule shown against the wrong grain.

  • No fine-grained STIG row for CWE-346, a class-level weakness, and none of its children carries one either.

References