CVE-2023-28609

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Published Mar 18, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:ansible-semaphore:ansible_semaphore:*:*:*:*:*:ansible:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-1070	api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
Github GHSA	GHSA-pmhg-cmjc-3875	Ansible Semaphore mishandles authentication

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.873% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/commit/3e4a62b7f2b1ef0660c9fb839818a53c80a5a8b1
https://github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/releases/tag/v2.8.89

History

Mar 4, 2025 3:45 AM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ansible-semaphore Ansible Semaphore

Weaknesses

CWE-287

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 8:45 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 18, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Feb 26, 2025, 8:45 PM
Reserved: Mar 18, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:43 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 1:43 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 5:48 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 18, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 5:48 AM

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