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CVE-2023-1663: Authenticated Resources Accessible via Forced Browsing

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-425

Description

Coverity versions prior to 2023.3.2 are vulnerable to forced browsing, which exposes authenticated resources to unauthorized actors. The root cause of this vulnerability is an insecurely configured servlet mapping for the underlying Apache Tomcat server. As a result, the downloads directory and its contents are accessible. 5.9 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C)

Affected products

• Synopsys Coverity: before 2023.3.2 — fixed in 2023.3.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Synopsys Coverity 2023.3.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://community.synopsys.com/s/article/Mitigation-for-Coverity-Platforms-Exposure-to-CVE-2023-1663
• https://community.synopsys.com/s/article/SIG-Product-Security-Advisory-CVE-2023-1663-Affecting-Coverity-Platform
• https://community.synopsys.com/s/article/Mitigation-for-Coverity-Platforms-Exposure-to-CVE-2023-1663
• https://community.synopsys.com/s/article/SIG-Product-Security-Advisory-CVE-2023-1663-Affecting-Coverity-Platform

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