CVE-2023-28609
Ansible Semaphore mishandles authentication
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-28609- 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-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-28609- 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-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1070
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1070- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-pmhg-cmjc-3875
Ansible Semaphore mishandles authentication
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
- Record
GHSA-pmhg-cmjc-3875- 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-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
- Record
CVE-2023-28609- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-pmhg-cmjc-3875
Ansible Semaphore mishandles authentication
api/auth.go in Ansible Semaphore before 2.8.89 mishandles authentication.
- Record
GHSA-pmhg-cmjc-3875- 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-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphoreGo |
before 2.8.89 | 2.8.89 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28609 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ansible-semaphore Ansible Semaphore, published March 18, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.87%, the 59th percentile. Fixed in github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore 2.8.89.
References
github.com/ansible-semaphore/semaphore/releases/tag/v2.8.89
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28609