CVE-2023-43793
Misskey allows users to bypass authentication of Bull dashboard
Misskey is an open source, decentralized social media platform. Prior to version 2023.9.0, by editing the URL, a user can bypass the authentication of the Bull dashboard, which is the job queue management UI, and access it. Version 2023.9.0 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.
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
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
7.5
Misskey allows users to bypass authentication of Bull dashboard
Misskey is an open source, decentralized social media platform. Prior to version 2023.9.0, by editing the URL, a user can bypass the authentication of the Bull dashboard, which is the job queue management UI, and access it. Version 2023.9.0 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-43793- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48168
7.5
Misskey is an open source, decentralized social media platform. Prior to version 2023.9.0, by editing the URL, a user can bypass the authentication of the Bull dashboard, which is the job queue management UI, and access it. Version 2023.9.0 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48168- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
7.5
Misskey is an open source, decentralized social media platform. Prior to version 2023.9.0, by editing the URL, a user can bypass the authentication of the Bull dashboard, which is the job queue management UI, and access it. Version 2023.9.0 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-43793- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
Misskey allows users to bypass authentication of Bull dashboard
Misskey is an open source, decentralized social media platform. Prior to version 2023.9.0, by editing the URL, a user can bypass the authentication of the Bull dashboard, which is the job queue management UI, and access it. Version 2023.9.0 contains a fix. There are no known workarounds.
- Record
CVE-2023-43793- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-43793 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Misskey, published October 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.84%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/security/advisories/GHSA-9fj2-gjcf-cqqc
github.com/nexryai/nexkey/security/advisories/GHSA-g8w5-568f-ffwf
github.com/misskey-dev/misskey/commit/c9aeccb2ab260ceedc126e6e366da8cd13ece4b2
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/43xxx/CVE-2023-43793.json
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-43793