CVE-2023-27485
Insufficient verification of authorisation when accessing subresults in thmmniii/fbs-core
thmmniii/fbs-core is an open source feedback system for students. In versions prior to 1.5.3 when querying subresults, it is possible to query subresults from other users due to insufficient authorisation. This is only possible for logged-in users and it is not possible to associate the subresults with a specific user. This bug was fixed in commit f1ae67d8bb2and released with version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.3
Insufficient verification of authorisation when accessing subresults in thmmniii/fbs-core
thmmniii/fbs-core is an open source feedback system for students. In versions prior to 1.5.3 when querying subresults, it is possible to query subresults from other users due to insufficient authorisation. This is only possible for logged-in users and it is not possible to associate the subresults with a specific user. This bug was fixed in commit f1ae67d8bb2and released with version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-27485- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-31252
4.3
thmmniii/fbs-core is an open source feedback system for students. In versions prior to 1.5.3 when querying subresults, it is possible to query subresults from other users due to insufficient authorisation. This is only possible for logged-in users and it is not possible to associate the subresults with a specific user. This bug was fixed in commit f1ae67d8bb2and released with version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
EUVD-2023-31252- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.3
thmmniii/fbs-core is an open source feedback system for students. In versions prior to 1.5.3 when querying subresults, it is possible to query subresults from other users due to insufficient authorisation. This is only possible for logged-in users and it is not possible to associate the subresults with a specific user. This bug was fixed in commit f1ae67d8bb2and released with version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-27485- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
4.3
Insufficient verification of authorisation when accessing subresults in thmmniii/fbs-core
thmmniii/fbs-core is an open source feedback system for students. In versions prior to 1.5.3 when querying subresults, it is possible to query subresults from other users due to insufficient authorisation. This is only possible for logged-in users and it is not possible to associate the subresults with a specific user. This bug was fixed in commit f1ae67d8bb2and released with version 1.5.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.
- Record
CVE-2023-27485- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-27485 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Thm Feedbacksystem, published March 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/thm-mni-ii/feedbacksystem/security/advisories/GHSA-fhq8-p3w6-mmgr
github.com/thm-mni-ii/feedbacksystem/commit/f1ae67d8bb2286a8eb15949038473d41b1358493
github.com/thm-mni-ii/feedbacksystem/releases/tag/v1.5.3
thm-mni-ii.github.io/feedbacksystem/api-docs
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/27xxx/CVE-2023-27485.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27485