CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-2106

Weak Password Requirements

Published: Apr 15, 2023 | Modified: Feb 06, 2025
CVSS 3.x
9.8
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository janeczku/calibre-web prior to 0.6.20.

Weakness

The product does not require that users should have strong passwords.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Calibre-web Janeczku * 0.6.20 (excluding)

Potential Mitigations

  • A product’s design should require adherance to an appropriate password policy. Specific password requirements depend strongly on contextual factors, but it is recommended to contain the following attributes:

  • Depending on the threat model, the password policy may include several additional attributes.

  • See NIST 800-63B [REF-1053] for further information on password requirements.

References