CVE-2023-22451: Weak password requirements in Kiwi TCMS

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-01-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-521

Description

Kiwi TCMS is an open source test management system. In version 11.6 and prior, when users register new accounts and/or change passwords, there is no validation in place which would prevent them from picking an easy to guess password. This issue is resolved by providing defaults for the `AUTH_PASSWORD_VALIDATORS` configuration setting. As of version 11.7, the password can’t be too similar to other personal information, must contain at least 10 characters, can’t be a commonly used password, and can’t be entirely numeric. As a workaround, an administrator may reset all passwords in Kiwi TCMS if they think a weak password may have been chosen.

Affected products

kiwitcms Kiwi: before 11.7 — fixed in 11.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: kiwitcms Kiwi 11.7. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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