CVE-2023-6784

Potential Use of the Sitefinity System for Distribution of Phishing Emails

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Published Dec 20, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

A malicious user could potentially use the Sitefinity system for the distribution of phishing emails.

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

Progress Software Corporation

Sitefinity

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`15.0`	affected	< 15.0.8223
`14.4`	affected	< 14.4.8133
`14.3`	affected	< 14.3.8029
`14.2`	affected	< 14.2.7932
`14.1`	affected	< 14.1.7828
`13.3`	affected	< 13.3.7648

Configuration 1 [-]

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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-2023-58996	A malicious user could potentially use the Sitefinity system for the distribution of phishing emails.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.379% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://community.progress.com/s/article/Sitefinity-Security-Advisory-for-Addressing-Security-Vulnerability-CVE-2023-6784-December-2023
https://www.progress.com/sitefinity-cms

History

Nov 27, 2024 9:15 PM 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

Progress Sitefinity

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Nov 27, 2024, 8:02 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: ProgressSoftware
Published: Dec 20, 2023, 2:00 PM
Updated: Nov 27, 2024, 8:02 PM
Reserved: Dec 13, 2023, 3:43 PM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:42 AM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 8:42 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 20, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:51 AM

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