CVE-2023-7053
Published: 22 December 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-7053 is a low-severity Weak Password Requirements (CWE-521) vulnerability in Phpgurukul Online Notes Sharing System. Its CVSS base score is 3.1 (Low).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Brute Force (T1110); ranked at the 48.5th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-59240
Vulnerability details
A vulnerability was found in PHPGurukul Online Notes Sharing System 1.0. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file /user/signup.php. The manipulation leads to weak password requirements. The attack can be initiated remotely. The…
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complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-248740.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Weak password requirements in /user/signup.php allow creation of accounts with easily guessable, crackable, or sprayable passwords, directly facilitating brute force attacks.
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.