Security Resilience

CVE-2023-49805

Dockge.Kuma Dockge ≤ 1.3.3

Public PoC
Published
11 December 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 6.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
EPSS Score 0.0038 30th percentile
Risk Priority 45 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-2023-49805 is a medium-severity Missing Origin Validation in WebSockets (CWE-1385) vulnerability in Dockge.Kuma Dockge. Its CVSS base score is 6.0 (Medium).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow (T1003.008); ranked at the 30th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Uptime Kuma is an easy-to-use self-hosted monitoring tool. Prior to version 1.23.9, the application uses WebSocket (with Socket.io), but it does not verify that the source of communication is valid. This allows third-party website to access the application on behalf…

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of their client. When connecting to the server using Socket.IO, the server does not validate the `Origin` header leading to other site being able to open connections to the server and communicate with it. Other websites still need to authenticate to access most features, however this can be used to circumvent firewall protections made in place by people deploying the application. Without origin validation, Javascript executed from another origin would be allowed to connect to the application without any user interaction. Without login credentials, such a connection is unable to access protected endpoints containing sensitive data of the application. However, such a connection may allow attacker to further exploit unseen vulnerabilities of the application. Users with "No-auth" mode configured who are relying on a reverse proxy or firewall to provide protection to the application would be especially vulnerable as it would grant the attacker full access to the application. In version 1.23.9, additional verification of the HTTP Origin header has been added to the socket.io connection handler. By default, if the `Origin` header is present, it would be checked against the Host header. Connection would be denied if the hostnames do not match, which would indicate that the request is cross-origin. Connection would be allowed if the `Origin` header is not present. Users can override this behavior by setting environment variable `UPTIME_KUMA_WS_ORIGIN_CHECK=bypass`.

CWE(s)

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.
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.
T1021.004 SSH Lateral Movement
Adversaries may use [Valid Accounts](https://attack.
T1027.008 Stripped Payloads Stealth
Adversaries may attempt to make a payload difficult to analyze by removing symbols, strings, and other human readable information.
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.
T1036.003 Rename Legitimate Utilities Stealth
Adversaries may rename legitimate / system utilities to try to evade security mechanisms concerning the usage of those utilities.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2023-49804Same product: Dockge.Kuma Dockge
CVE-2023-26114Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-30856Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-0957Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-2886Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-2850Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2023-2848Shared CWE-1385, CWE-346
CVE-2026-33130Same product: Uptime.Kuma Uptime Kuma
CVE-2023-49276Same product: Uptime.Kuma Uptime Kuma
CVE-2023-44400Same product: Uptime.Kuma Uptime Kuma

Affected Assets

dockge.kuma
dockge
≤ 1.3.3
uptime.kuma
uptime kuma
≤ 1.23.9

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.

addresses: CWE-346

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

addresses: CWE-346

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

addresses: CWE-346

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

addresses: CWE-346

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

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.

removes
removes
removes
removes
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