# CVE-2023-24829: PYSEC-2023-5 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB.This issue affects the…

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-24829-pysec-2023-5-incorrect-authorization-vulnerability-in-apache  
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Published: 2023-01-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-24829 · Severity: info · Published 2023-01-31

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Apache Software Foundation Apache IoTDB.This issue affects the iotdb-web-workbench component from 0.13.0 before 0.13.3. iotdb-web-workbench is an optional component of IoTDB, providing a web console of the database. This problem is fixed from version 0.13.3 of iotdb-web-workbench onwards.

Technologies: [apache-iotdb (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/apache-iotdb). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-24829 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-24829 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-24829?** Informational severity, published 31 January 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** apache-iotdb (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.13.0,fixed=0.13.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-24829?** Yes. apache-iotdb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.13.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-24829?** Check whether you run apache-iotdb (PyPI) 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

- apache-iotdb (PyPI): upgrade to 0.13.3 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "apache-iotdb>=0.13.3"
  ```


## Affected products

- apache-iotdb (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.13.0,fixed=0.13.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-24829
- PYSEC-2023-5

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