CVE-2023-2979
Abstrium Pydio Cells User Creation access control
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230211.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Abstrium Pydio Cells User Creation access control
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230211.
- Record
CVE-2023-2979- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-34419
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230211.
- Record
EUVD-2023-34419- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q95j-v3x6-rpg3
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects...
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230211.
- Record
GHSA-q95j-v3x6-rpg3- CVSS 3.0
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. This affects an unknown part of the component User Creation Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. 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. The associated identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-230211.
- Record
CVE-2023-2979- CVSS 3.1
- 4.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-2979 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) 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 0.81%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.