CVE-2023-43791: Label Studio has Hardcoded Django `SECRET_KEY` that can be Abused to Forge Session Tokens

CVE-2023-43791 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-11-09

Label Studio is a multi-type data labeling and annotation tool with standardized output format. There is a vulnerability that can be chained within the ORM Leak vulnerability to impersonate any account on Label Studio. An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities to escalate their privileges from a low privilege user to a Django Super Administrator user. The vulnerability was found to affect versions before `1.8.2`, where a patch was introduced.

Technologies: label-studio (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2023-43791 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-43791 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2023-43791?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 9 November 2023.
Which products and versions are affected?
label-studio (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.2, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=3d06c5131c15600621e08b06f07d976887cde81b|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2023-43791?
Yes. label-studio (PyPI): upgrade to 1.8.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2023-43791?
Check whether you run label-studio (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

  • label-studio (PyPI): upgrade to 1.8.2 or later
    pip install "label-studio>=1.8.2"

Affected products

  • label-studio (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.2, GIT:introduced=0,fixed=3d06c5131c15600621e08b06f07d976887cde81b|ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,fixed=1.8.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2023-43791
  • GHSA-f475-x83m-rx5m
  • PYSEC-2023-274

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