# CVE-2023-2978: GO-2023-1808 - Go package pydio/cells vulnerable to authorization bypass in github.com/pydio/cells

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-2978-go-package-pydio-cells-vulnerable-to-authorization-bypass  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-2978 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-20

Go package pydio/cells vulnerable to authorization bypass in github.com/pydio/cells

Technologies: [github.com/pydio/cells (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-pydio-cells), [github.com/pydio/cells/v4 (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-pydio-cells-v4). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-2978 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-2978 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-2978?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/pydio/cells (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.1; github.com/pydio/cells/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-2978?** Yes. github.com/pydio/cells (Go): upgrade to 4.2.1 or later; github.com/pydio/cells/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-2978?** Check whether you run github.com/pydio/cells (Go) or github.com/pydio/cells/v4 (Go) 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

- github.com/pydio/cells (Go): upgrade to 4.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/pydio/cells@v4.2.1
  ```

- github.com/pydio/cells/v4 (Go): upgrade to 4.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/pydio/cells/v4@v4.2.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/pydio/cells (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.1
- github.com/pydio/cells/v4 (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=4.2.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-2978
- GHSA-mv7x-27pc-8c96
- GO-2023-1808

## Related threats

- [GO-2023-2344 - Abstrium Pydio Cells Resource Injection vulnerability in github.com/pydio/cells](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-2980-abstrium-pydio-cells-resource-injection-vulnerability)
- [GO-2023-1809 - go package pydio cells vulnerable to cross-site scripting in github.com/pydio/cells](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-2981-go-package-pydio-cells-vulnerable-to-cross-site-scripting)