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As a workaround, an administrator may reset all passwords in Kiwi TCMS if they think a weak password may have been chosen.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":6.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.0074,"percentile":0.5508,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-521"],"published":"2023-01-02T15:56:43Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:22Z","products":[{"vendor":"kiwitcms","product":"kiwi"},{"vendor":"kiwitcms","product":"kiwi_tcms"},{"vendor":"wpkube","product":"kiwi"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-496x-2jqf-hp7g","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/3759fb68aed36315cdde9fc573b2fe7c11544985","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix"]},{"url":"https://huntr.dev/bounties/32a873c8-f605-4aae-9272-d80985ef2b73","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/22xxx/CVE-2023-22451.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-22451","tags":["advisory"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-22451","title":"Weak password requirements in Kiwi TCMS","description":"Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. 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