# CVE-2023-41882: Improper Access Control in vantage6

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-41882-improper-access-control-in-vantage6  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-41882 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-11

vantage6 is privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure. The endpoint /api/collaboration/{id}/task is used to collect all tasks from a certain collaboration. To get such tasks, a user should have permission to view the collaboration and to view the tasks in it. However, prior to version 4.0.0, it is only checked if the user has permission to view the collaboration. Version 4.0.0 contains a patch. There are no known workarounds.

Technologies: [vantage6 (PyPI)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vantage6). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/pypi).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-41882 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-41882 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-41882?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** vantage6 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-41882?** Yes. vantage6 (PyPI): upgrade to 4.0.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-41882?** Check whether you run vantage6 (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

- vantage6 (PyPI): upgrade to 4.0.0 or later

  ```sh
  pip install "vantage6>=4.0.0"
  ```


## Affected products

- vantage6 (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=4.0.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-41882
- GHSA-gc57-xhh5-m94r
- PYSEC-2023-201

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