CVE-2023-42261: Withdrawn Advisory: Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) Vulnerable to Insecure Permissions

CVE-2023-42261 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-09-21

Mobile Security Framework (MobSF) <=v3.7.8 Beta is vulnerable to Insecure Permissions. NOTE: the vendor's position is that authentication is intentionally not implemented because the product is not intended for an untrusted network environment. Use cases requiring authentication could, for example, use a reverse proxy server.

Technologies: mobsf (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-42261 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-42261 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-42261?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 21 September 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
mobsf (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.9.7.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-42261?
Yes. mobsf (PyPI): upgrade to 3.9.7 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-42261?
Check whether you run mobsf (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

  • mobsf (PyPI): upgrade to 3.9.7 or later
    pip install "mobsf>=3.9.7"

Affected products

  • mobsf (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=3.9.7

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-42261
  • GHSA-cc8j-6phr-jv9x
  • PYSEC-2023-310

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