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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-43791-label-studio-has-hardcoded-django-secret-key-that-can-be-abused  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-11-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/label-studio). Vendors: [PyPI](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  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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