# CVE-2023-48220: Possibility to circumvent the invitation token expiry period

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-48220-possibility-to-circumvent-the-invitation-token-expiry-period  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-02-20  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-48220 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-02-20

Possibility to circumvent the invitation token expiry period

Technologies: [decidim (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/rubygems-decidim), [decidim-admin (RubyGems)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/decidim-admin). Vendors: [RubyGems](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/rubygems).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-48220 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-48220 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-48220?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 20 February 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** decidim (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.0.1.alpha3,fixed=0.26.9; decidim-admin (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.0.1.alpha3,fixed=0.26.9; decidim-system (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.0.1.alpha3,fixed=0.26.9; devise_invitable (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.4.rc3,fixed=2.0.9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-48220?** Yes. decidim (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.26.9 or later; decidim-admin (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.26.9 or later; decidim-system (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.26.9 or later; devise_invitable (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.0.9 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-48220?** Check whether you run decidim (RubyGems), decidim-admin (RubyGems), decidim-system (RubyGems) or one of the others listed 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

- decidim (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.26.9 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update decidim
  ```

- decidim-admin (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.26.9 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update decidim-admin
  ```

- decidim-system (RubyGems): upgrade to 0.26.9 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update decidim-system
  ```

- devise_invitable (RubyGems): upgrade to 2.0.9 or later

  ```sh
  bundle update devise_invitable
  ```


## Affected products

- decidim (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.0.1.alpha3,fixed=0.26.9
- decidim-admin (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.0.1.alpha3,fixed=0.26.9
- decidim-system (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.0.1.alpha3,fixed=0.26.9
- devise_invitable (RubyGems) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.4.rc3,fixed=2.0.9

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-48220
- GHSA-w3q8-m492-4pwp

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