CVE-2023-30544
Kiwi TCMS may allow user to update email address to unverified one
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In versions of Kiwi TCMS prior to 12.2, users were able to update their email addresses via the My profile admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration. Operators of Kiwi TCMS should upgrade to v12.2 or later to receive a patch. No known workarounds exist.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
3.9
Kiwi TCMS may allow user to update email address to unverified one
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In versions of Kiwi TCMS prior to 12.2, users were able to update their email addresses via the My profile admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration. Operators of Kiwi TCMS should upgrade to v12.2 or later to receive a patch. No known workarounds exist.
- Record
CVE-2023-30544- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-283, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1233
3.9
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In versions of Kiwi TCMS prior to 12.2, users were able to update their email addresses via the My profile admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration. Operators of Kiwi TCMS should upgrade to v12.2 or later to receive a patch. No known workarounds exist.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1233- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg
0.0
kiwi TCMS has possibility for user to update email address to unverified one
Impact
In previous versions of Kiwi TCMS users were able to update their email addresses via the "My profile" admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration.
Patches
With Kiwi TCMS v12.2 or later it is not possible to edit the email field associated with a user account!
Workarounds
No workaround exists.
References
Disclosed by @novemberdad.
- Record
GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg- CVSS 3.1
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-283, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
3.9
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In versions of Kiwi TCMS prior to 12.2, users were able to update their email addresses via the My profile admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration. Operators of Kiwi TCMS should upgrade to v12.2 or later to receive a patch. No known workarounds exist.
- Record
CVE-2023-30544- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - 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-283, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
3.9
Kiwi TCMS may allow user to update email address to unverified one
Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In versions of Kiwi TCMS prior to 12.2, users were able to update their email addresses via the My profile admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration. Operators of Kiwi TCMS should upgrade to v12.2 or later to receive a patch. No known workarounds exist.
- Record
CVE-2023-30544- CVSS 3.1
- 3.9 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-283, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg
0.0
kiwi TCMS has possibility for user to update email address to unverified one
Impact
In previous versions of Kiwi TCMS users were able to update their email addresses via the "My profile" admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration.
Patches
With Kiwi TCMS v12.2 or later it is not possible to edit the email field associated with a user account!
Workarounds
No workaround exists.
References
Disclosed by @novemberdad.
- Record
GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg- CVSS 3.1
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-283, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2026-1497
0.0
kiwi TCMS has possibility for user to update email address to unverified one
Impact
In previous versions of Kiwi TCMS users were able to update their email addresses via the "My profile" admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration.
Patches
With Kiwi TCMS v12.2 or later it is not possible to edit the email field associated with a user account!
Workarounds
No workaround exists.
References
Disclosed by @novemberdad.
- Record
PYSEC-2026-1497- CVSS 3.1
- 0.0 None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kiwitcmsPyPI |
before 12.2 | 12.2 |
kiwitcmsPyPI |
before 12.2, plus listed versions 10.010.110.210.310.3.999 Show 41 moreShow less10.410.511.011.111.311.411.511.611.712.012.16.106.116.2.16.36.46.56.5.36.66.76.86.97.07.17.27.2.17.38.08.18.1.998.28.38.48.58.68.6.18.78.88.99.09.999 |
12.2 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, products, 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-2023-30544 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.9) in Kiwitcms Kiwi, published April 24, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.42%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in kiwitcms 12.2.
References
github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg
huntr.dev/bounties/1714df73-e639-4d64-ab25-ced82dad9f85
kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/04/23/kiwi-tcms-122
huntr.com/bounties/1714df73-e639-4d64-ab25-ced82dad9f85
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-30544
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/30xxx/CVE-2023-30544.json
github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi
pypi.org/project/kiwitcms