CVE-2023-4697
Improper Privilege Management in usememos/memos
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper Privilege Management in usememos/memos
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-4697- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-2434
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-2434- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j6p-59cj-j6cp
usememos/memos vulnerable to privilege escalation
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- Record
GHSA-5j6p-59cj-j6cp- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-4697- 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 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Privilege Management in usememos/memos
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- Record
CVE-2023-4697- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-5j6p-59cj-j6cp
usememos/memos vulnerable to privilege escalation
Improper Privilege Management in GitHub repository usememos/memos prior to 0.13.2.
- Record
GHSA-5j6p-59cj-j6cp- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2023-2036 No score
usememos/memos vulnerable to privilege escalation in github.com/usememos/memos
usememos/memos vulnerable to privilege escalation in github.com/usememos/memos
- Record
GO-2023-2036- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/usememos/memosGo |
before 0.13.2 | 0.13.2 |
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-2023-4697 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Usememos Memos, published September 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. Fixed in github.com/usememos/memos 0.13.2.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/3ff3325a-1dcb-4da7-894d-81a9cf726d81
github.com/usememos/memos/commit/c9aa2eeb9852047e4f41915eb30726bd25f07ecd
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4697