CVE-2023-44397: CloudExplorer Lite permission bypass vulnerability

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2023-10-30 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

CloudExplorer Lite is an open source, lightweight cloud management platform. Prior to version 1.4.1, the gateway filter of CloudExplorer Lite uses a controller with path starting with `matching/API/`, which can cause a permission bypass. Version 1.4.1 contains a patch for this issue.

Affected products

CloudExplorer-Dev CloudExplorer-Lite: before 1.4.1 — fixed in 1.4.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CloudExplorer-Dev CloudExplorer-Lite 1.4.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://github.com/CloudExplorer-Dev/CloudExplorer-Lite/security/advisories/GHSA-fqxr-7g94-vrfj
https://github.com/CloudExplorer-Dev/CloudExplorer-Lite/security/advisories/GHSA-fqxr-7g94-vrfj

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