CVE-2023-1789
Improper Input Validation in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.0.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Input Validation in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-1789- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1358
Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.0.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1358- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mwxw-hxvp-4r2r
Firefly III vulnerable to improper input validation
Firefly III versions prior to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to improper input validation.
- Record
GHSA-mwxw-hxvp-4r2r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-1789- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Input Validation in firefly-iii/firefly-iii
Improper Input Validation in GitHub repository firefly-iii/firefly-iii prior to 6.0.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-1789- CVSS 3.0
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mwxw-hxvp-4r2r
Firefly III vulnerable to improper input validation
Firefly III versions prior to 6.0.0 are vulnerable to improper input validation.
- Record
GHSA-mwxw-hxvp-4r2r- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
grumpydictator/firefly-iiiPackagist |
before 6.0.0 | 6.0.0 |
grumpydictator/firefly-iiiPackagist |
before 6.0.0, plus listed versions 3.0.03.0.13.0.23.0.33.1 Show 45 moreShow less3.1.13.1.23.1.33.1.43.1.53.1.63.103.10.13.10.23.10.33.10.43.2.03.2.13.2.23.2.33.2.43.2.53.33.3.13.3.23.3.33.3.43.3.53.3.63.3.73.3.83.3.93.43.4.0.13.4.0.103.4.0.23.4.0.33.4.0.43.4.0.53.4.0.63.4.0.73.4.0.83.4.0.93.4.13.4.103.4.113.4.23.4.33.4.43.4.4.1 |
6.0.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-1789 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Firefly-iii Firefly-iii/firefly-iii, published April 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in grumpydictator/firefly-iii 6.0.0.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/2c3489f7-6b84-48f8-9368-9cea67cf373d
github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/commit/6b05c0fbd3e8c40ae9b24dc2698821786fccf0c5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1789
Left out here: 237 versions. The JSON record has them.