# CVE-2023-38495: GO-2023-1980 - Possible image tampering from missing image validation for Packages in github.com/crossplane/crossplane

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-38495-possible-image-tampering-from-missing-image-validation-for  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-08-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-38495 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-08-20

Possible image tampering from missing image validation for Packages in github.com/crossplane/crossplane

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

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-38495 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-38495 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-38495?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 August 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/crossplane/crossplane (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.5, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.5,introduced=1.12.0,fixed=1.12.3.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-38495?** Yes. github.com/crossplane/crossplane (Go): upgrade to 1.11.5, 1.12.3 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-38495?** Check whether you run github.com/crossplane/crossplane (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/crossplane/crossplane (Go): upgrade to 1.11.5, 1.12.3 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/crossplane/crossplane@v1.12.3
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/crossplane/crossplane (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.5, SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.11.5,introduced=1.12.0,fixed=1.12.3

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-38495
- GHSA-pj4x-2xr5-w87m
- GO-2023-1980

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