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Vulnerability details: VCID-4mdh-6sq4-vqfc
Vulnerability ID VCID-4mdh-6sq4-vqfc
Aliases CVE-2023-27535
Summary An authentication bypass vulnerability exists in libcurl <8.0.0 in the FTP connection reuse feature that can result in wrong credentials being used during subsequent transfers. Previously created connections are kept in a connection pool for reuse if they match the current setup. However, certain FTP settings such as CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, CURLOPT_FTP_ALTERNATIVE_TO_USER, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, and CURLOPT_USE_SSL were not included in the configuration match checks, causing them to match too easily. This could lead to libcurl using the wrong credentials when performing a transfer, potentially allowing unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.3
Risk 2.6
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-287 Improper Authentication
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-305 Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
System Score Found at
cvssv3 5.9 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-27535.json
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00045 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00048 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00048 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.00048 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
epss 0.0005 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
cvssv3.1 Medium https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-27535.html
cvssv3.1 5.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://hackerone.com/reports/1892780
ssvc Track https://hackerone.com/reports/1892780
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
ssvc Track https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
ssvc Track https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27535
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
ssvc Track https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
cvssv3.1 5.9 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/
Reference id Reference type URL
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-27535.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-27535
https://curl.se/docs/CVE-2023-27535.html
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-27535
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://hackerone.com/reports/1892780
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
202310-12 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
2179073 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2179073
36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:haxx:libcurl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:splunk:universal_forwarder:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-27535 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27535
msg00025.html https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
ntap-20230420-0010 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/
RHSA-2023:2650 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2650
RHSA-2023:3106 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:3106
RHSA-2024:0428 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:0428
USN-5964-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5964-1/
USN-5964-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/5964-2/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-27535.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/1892780
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-03T18:24:11Z/ Found at https://hackerone.com/reports/1892780
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-03T18:24:11Z/ Found at https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/04/msg00025.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-03T18:24:11Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/36NBD5YLJXXEDZLDGNFCERWRYJQ6LAQW/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-27535
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-03T18:24:11Z/ Found at https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-12
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/
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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-06-03T18:24:11Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230420-0010/
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.1323
EPSS Score 0.00045
Published At Sept. 9, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2025-07-31T08:28:13.062997+00:00 Alpine Linux Importer Import https://secdb.alpinelinux.org/v3.20/main.json 37.0.0