CVE-2023-31200
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedPTC Vuforia Studio does not require a token; this could allow an attacker with local access to perform a cross-site request forgery attack or a replay attack.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidencePTC Vuforia Studio lacks proper token-based authentication for certain operations, enabling attackers with local access to perform cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks by tricking authenticated users into executing unintended actions, or replay attacks by capturing and retransmitting valid requests.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 9.9CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Vuforia Studio versionAccess the Vuforia Studio administration interface or check the application version through the help/about section. Alternatively, check the installation directory or version file if accessible.Affected if Version is below 9.9 (e.g., 9.8.x, 9.7.x, earlier releases)
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Verify authentication mechanism for state-changing operationsReview the application's API endpoints or web interface that handle state-changing operations (such as model uploads, project modifications, or user management). Inspect whether these endpoints require or validate anti-CSRF tokens or session-specific nonces.Affected if State-changing operations lack token-based validation or session-specific authentication tokens
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Check for replay attack protectionsExamine the session management configuration or authentication logs to determine if unique session tokens include expiration timestamps or cryptographic nonces. Review whether requests can be captured and successfully replayed without rejection.Affected if Session tokens do not expire or lack unique cryptographic nonces, allowing captured requests to be replayed successfully
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Inspect API request handlingIf you have access, examine the server-side code or configuration files that handle API requests. Look for the absence of token validation middleware or request signing mechanisms for sensitive operations.Affected if API requests for sensitive operations do not validate anti-CSRF tokens or require cryptographic request signing
Your environment is affected if Vuforia Studio version is below 9.9 AND state-changing operations lack anti-CSRF tokens or unique session tokens with expiration.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped9.9
Implement anti-CSRF tokens for state-changing operations and add unique session tokens with expiration or cryptographic nonces to prevent replay attacks. Consider implementing request signing or timestamping to further mitigate replay risks.
9.9
- Back up your current Vuforia Studio installation and all associated configurations
- Review the official PTC Vuforia Studio upgrade documentation for your specific deployment environment
- Upgrade Vuforia Studio to version 9.9 or later
- After upgrading, verify that anti-CSRF tokens are now required for state-changing operations
- Confirm the vulnerability is remediated by testing that CSRF and replay attacks are no longer possible
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-31200 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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