Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-39343

Sulu 2.5.0 – 2.5.10

Published
04 August 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 4.3
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score 0.0062 47th percentile
Risk Priority 38 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-2023-39343 is a medium-severity Observable Response Discrepancy (CWE-204) vulnerability in Sulu Sulu. Its CVSS base score is 4.3 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Account Discovery (T1087); ranked at the 47th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Sulu is an open-source PHP content management system based on the Symfony framework. It allows over the Admin Login form to detect which user (username, email) exists and which one do not exist. Sulu Installation not using the old Symfony…

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5.4 security System and previous version are not impacted by this Security issue. The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.5.10.

CWE(s)
CWE-204

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1087 Account Discovery Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of valid accounts, usernames, or email addresses on a system or within a compromised environment.
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T1087.001 Local Account Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of local system accounts.
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T1087.002 Domain Account Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of domain accounts.
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T1087.003 Email Account Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of email addresses and accounts.
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T1087.004 Cloud Account Discovery
Adversaries may attempt to get a listing of cloud accounts.
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T1110 Brute Force Credential Access
Adversaries may use brute force techniques to gain access to accounts when passwords are unknown or when password hashes are obtained.
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Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2024-47618Same product: Sulu Sulu
CVE-2024-24807Same product: Sulu Sulu
CVE-2024-27915Same product: Sulu Sulu
CVE-2024-47617Same product: Sulu Sulu
CVE-2026-34372Same product: Sulu Sulu
CVE-2025-1101Shared CWE-204
CVE-2026-53422Shared CWE-204
CVE-2025-69413Shared CWE-204
CVE-2025-3092Shared CWE-204
CVE-2025-23214Shared CWE-204

Affected Assets

sulu
sulu
2.5.0 — 2.5.10

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)
  • V13.4.5

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.

SC-30 Concealment and Misdirection
addresses: CWE-204

Fake or randomized responses remove distinguishable success/failure signals attackers rely on.

SI-11 Error Handling
addresses: CWE-204

Eliminates distinguishable response discrepancies in error conditions that could be exploited for reconnaissance.

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.PS-06 full match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly prevent introduction of inconsistent response behavior that leaks internal state.

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.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
finds

Security testing can detect observable response discrepancies before deployment.

A.8.20 Networks security partial match
mitigates

Network security controls can enforce uniform responses and suppress observable discrepancies.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices include error-handling and response standardization to avoid information disclosure.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements typically mandate consistent, non-revealing error messages.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles discourage designs that leak internal state via differing responses.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards explicitly require uniform error handling to prevent information leakage.

References