AdminApplication · Obl.ong

CVE-2023-46754

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-10-26
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 1.1.2 or later.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
The admin panel for Obl.ong before 1.1.2 allows authorization bypass because the email OTP feature accepts arbitrary numerical values.

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 confidence

The admin panel of Obl.ong before version 1.1.2 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability in its email OTP authentication mechanism. The system accepts arbitrary numerical values during OTP validation instead of properly verifying the one-time password, allowing unauthorized access to the admin panel.

MitigationUpgrade to Obl.ong version 1.1.2 or later which contains the corrected OTP validation logic.

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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
AdminApplication
Affected:< 1.1.2

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed Obl.ong Admin version
    Locate the version file, about page, or run a version command provided by the software documentation. Compare the version number to the affected range (anything below 1.1.2).
    Affected if Installed version is below 1.1.2
  2. Confirm admin panel is in use
    Check if the Obl.ong admin panel interface is accessible or configured in the environment. Look for admin login endpoints or configuration files that indicate admin panel setup.
    Affected if The admin panel interface is deployed and accessible
  3. Verify email OTP authentication is enabled
    Examine the authentication configuration files or settings to determine if email OTP is configured as the login method for the admin panel. Look for OTP-related settings, email authentication modules, or MFA configurations.
    Affected if Email OTP authentication is enabled as the admin login mechanism

Environment is affected if Obl.ong Admin version is below 1.1.2 AND the admin panel with email OTP authentication is deployed and accessible.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 1.1.2 or later
Fixed in 1.1.2
Interim mitigation

Upgrade to Obl.ong version 1.1.2 or later which contains the corrected OTP validation logic.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

1.1.2

  1. Backup your current Admin installation before making any changes
  2. Upgrade the Admin component to version 1.1.2 or later
  3. After upgrading, verify that the email OTP feature now properly validates codes rather than accepting arbitrary numerical values
  4. Test that legitimate OTP authentication still functions correctly

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Admin Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Implementation6.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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