CVE-2023-33198
Tgstation13 Tgstation-Server 4.0.0 – 5.12.2
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NSummary
CVE-2023-33198 is a medium-severity Incorrectly Specified Destination in a Communication Channel (CWE-941) vulnerability in Tgstation13 Tgstation-Server. Its CVSS base score is 6.1 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-37371
Vulnerability Data
tgstation-server is a production scale tool for BYOND server management. The DreamMaker API (DMAPI) chat channel cache can possibly be poisoned by a tgstation-server (TGS) restart and reattach. This can result in sending chat messages to one of any of…
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the configured IRC or Discord channels for the instance on enabled chat bots. This lasts until the instance's chat channels are updated in TGS or DreamDaemon is restarted. TGS chat commands are unaffected, custom or otherwise.
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Mitigating Controls
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.
Hardened configuration baselines and change control prevent mis-specified endpoints from being deployed.
Network monitoring can detect traffic to wrong destinations but does not prevent the specification error itself.
Documented network data-flow diagrams directly reduce the chance of specifying an incorrect destination address.
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.
Security testing can detect incorrect destinations, yet it is a detection rather than prevention control.
Network security controls enforce correct endpoint validation and routing, directly preventing mis-specified destinations.
Security of network services includes service endpoint verification, mitigating incorrect destination specification.
Network segregation reduces exposure but does not address destination specification within allowed segments.
Secure SDLC practices can catch destination errors during design, but coverage is indirect.
Application security requirements may mandate destination validation, yet the control is high-level.