CVE-2023-2160
Weak Password Requirements in modoboa/modoboa
CVE-2023-2160 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in Modoboa, published April 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.62%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in modoboa 2.1.0.
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.1.0.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Weak Password Requirements in modoboa/modoboa
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-2160- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0170
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.1.0.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0170- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-9gxx-32p7-ff7m
Modoboa has Weak Password Requirements
Modoboa 2.0.5 and prior allows users to set unsafe passwords, such as 1 or HACK. This issue is fixed in commit 130257c96a2392ada795785a91178e656e27015c and is part of version 2.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-9gxx-32p7-ff7m- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-2160- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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 - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Weak Password Requirements in modoboa/modoboa
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.1.0.
- Record
CVE-2023-2160- CVSS 3.1
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-9gxx-32p7-ff7m
Modoboa has Weak Password Requirements
Modoboa 2.0.5 and prior allows users to set unsafe passwords, such as 1 or HACK. This issue is fixed in commit 130257c96a2392ada795785a91178e656e27015c and is part of version 2.1.0.
- Record
GHSA-9gxx-32p7-ff7m- CVSS 4.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-521
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-34 No score
Weak Password Requirements in GitHub repository modoboa/modoboa prior to 2.1.0.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-34- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
modoboaPyPI |
through 2.0.5 | 2.1.0 |
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.1.0, plus listed versions 0.7.01.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.41.10.51.10.61.10.71.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.12.21.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.16.01.16.11.17.01.2.01.2.0-rc21.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.8.0 |
2.1.0 |
modoboaPyPI |
before 2.1.0, plus listed versions 0.7.01.10.01.10.11.10.21.10.3 Show 45 moreShow less1.10.41.10.51.10.61.10.71.11.01.11.11.12.01.12.11.12.21.13.01.13.11.14.01.15.01.16.01.16.11.17.01.2.01.2.0-rc21.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.21.3.31.3.41.3.51.4.11.4.21.4.31.4.41.4.51.5.01.5.11.5.21.5.31.6.01.6.11.6.21.6.31.7.01.7.11.7.21.7.31.7.41.8.0 |
2.1.0 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
huntr.dev/bounties/54fb6d6a-6b39-45b6-b62a-930260ba484b
github.com/modoboa/modoboa/commit/130257c96a2392ada795785a91178e656e27015c
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2160
Left out here: 61 versions. The JSON record has them.