CVE-2023-31098
Published: 22 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-31098 is a critical-severity Weak Password Requirements (CWE-521) vulnerability in Apache Inlong. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 34.8% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2023-31098 is a weak password requirements vulnerability in Apache InLong, affecting versions 1.1.0 through 1.6.0. The flaw permits users to set passwords consisting of any characters or symbols without enforced complexity, directly exposing accounts to guessing attacks as described under CWE-521.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network by guessing simple passwords chosen by users, achieving full account compromise with impacts to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting that no authentication or user interaction is required for exploitation.
Apache advisories recommend upgrading to InLong 1.7.0 or applying the fix from pull request 7805 to enforce stronger password policies and resolve the weakness.
The associated EPSS score rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0800 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0047, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-2160
Vulnerability details
Weak Password Requirements vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache InLong.This issue affects Apache InLong: from 1.1.0 through 1.6.0. When users change their password to a simple password (with any character or symbol), attackers can easily guess the user's password and…
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access the account. Users are advised to upgrade to Apache InLong's 1.7.0 or cherry-pick https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/7805 https://github.com/apache/inlong/pull/7805 to solve it.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
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.
Configuration settings can define and enforce strong password requirements to avoid weak policies.
IA policy establishes password requirements, directly addressing weak password requirements.
Ensuring authenticators have sufficient strength of mechanism for intended use addresses weak password requirements.
Organization-wide password and authentication policies are applied uniformly, preventing weak local password requirements.
Facilitated training and awareness of current practices improves definition and enforcement of sufficiently strong password requirements.
Dedicated security resources support deployment of strong authentication systems and enforcement of robust password policies.
Vulnerability scans assess password policies and weak credential requirements against benchmarks.
User documentation on maintaining security includes password requirements, directly mitigating weak password policies.