Publify
CVE-2023-0569
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Password strength requirements
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| Impact | CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the medium-severity affected system. |
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Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.10. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-521. Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.10. Affected products include: Publify Project Publify. Version information: prior to 9.2.10..
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.10.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.10. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this
Code Injection in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability
Improper Access Control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.8. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vuln
Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.9. Rated medium severi
Leaking password protected articles content due to improper access control in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository publify/publify prior to 9.2.9. Rated medium sever
In Publify, 9.0.0.pre1 to 9.2.4 are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulner
Publify is a self hosted Web publishing platform on Rails. Rated low severity (CVSS 1.8), this vulnerability is remotely
In publify, versions v8.0 to v9.2.4 are vulnerable to stored XSS as a result of an unrestricted file upload. Rated mediu
In Publify, versions v8.0 to v9.2.4 are vulnerable to stored XSS. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability i
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