CVE-2023-37759
Published: 08 September 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-37759 is a critical-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Trendylogics Crypto Currency Tracker. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 11.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
Deeper analysis
The vulnerability is an incorrect access control issue in the User Registration page of Crypto Currency Tracker (CCT) versions prior to 9.5. The flaw resides in the application's handling of registration requests and is tracked under CWE-284 with a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the weakness by submitting a crafted POST request to the registration endpoint, allowing them to create an account with full administrative privileges. Successful exploitation grants complete control over the application, affecting its confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
The EPSS score for this CVE rose materially from a low baseline to a peak of 0.1863 on 2025-01-22 before receding to the current value of 0.0375, indicating that exploitation interest emerged after public disclosure. Available references consist of the Codecanyon product page and a PacketStorm proof-of-concept but contain no vendor advisory or patch details beyond the implication to upgrade to version 9.5 or later.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-41635
Vulnerability details
Incorrect access control in the User Registration page of Crypto Currency Tracker (CCT) before v9.5 allows unauthenticated attackers to register as an Admin account via a crafted POST request.
- 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.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.