# CVE-2023-1789: Firefly III vulnerable to improper input validation

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-1789-firefly-iii-vulnerable-to-improper-input-validation  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-04-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-1789 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-04-01

Firefly III vulnerable to improper input validation

Technologies: [grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/grumpydictator-firefly-iii). Vendors: [Packagist](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/packagist).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-1789 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-1789 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-1789?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 April 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-1789?** Yes. grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist): upgrade to 6.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-1789?** Check whether you run grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist): upgrade to 6.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  composer require grumpydictator/firefly-iii:^6.0.0
  ```


## Affected products

- grumpydictator/firefly-iii (Packagist) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=6.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-1789
- GHSA-mwxw-hxvp-4r2r

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