CVE-2023-2978
Abstrium Pydio Cells Change Subscription authorization
A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Abstrium Pydio Cells Change Subscription authorization
A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-2978- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 4.1
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1586
A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1586- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv7x-27pc-8c96
Go package pydio/cells vulnerable to authorization bypass
A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-mv7x-27pc-8c96- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
CVE-2023-2978- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.1 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-mv7x-27pc-8c96
Go package pydio/cells vulnerable to authorization bypass
A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-mv7x-27pc-8c96- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-639
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-1808 No score
Go package pydio/cells vulnerable to authorization bypass in github.com/pydio/cells
Go package pydio/cells vulnerable to authorization bypass in github.com/pydio/cells
- Record
GO-2023-1808- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/pydio/cellsGo |
before 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 |
github.com/pydio/cellsGo |
All versions | None known |
github.com/pydio/cells/v4Go |
before 4.2.1 | 4.2.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2978 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Abstrium Pydio Cells, published May 30, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.73%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in github.com/pydio/cells 4.2.1.