CVE-2023-2978: Abstrium Pydio Cells Change Subscription authorization

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 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: yes
Published: 2023-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

A vulnerability was found in Abstrium Pydio Cells 4.2.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Change Subscription Handler. The manipulation leads to authorization bypass. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 4.2.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-230210 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Affected products

Abstrium Pydio Cells: 4.2.0

References

https://popalltheshells.medium.com/multiple-cves-affecting-pydio-cells-4-2-0-321e7e4712be
https://pydio.com/en/community/releases/pydio-cells/pydio-cells-enterprise-421
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230210
https://vuldb.com/?id.230210
https://popalltheshells.medium.com/multiple-cves-affecting-pydio-cells-4-2-0-321e7e4712be
https://pydio.com/en/community/releases/pydio-cells/pydio-cells-enterprise-421
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.230210
https://vuldb.com/?id.230210

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