CVE-2023-2983
📋 TL;DR
This vulnerability in Pimcore allows attackers to perform unsafe actions due to improperly defined privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation or unauthorized operations. It affects all users running Pimcore versions prior to 10.5.23.
💻 Affected Systems
- pimcore/pimcore
📦 What is this software?
Pimcore by Pimcore
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Full system compromise through privilege escalation to administrative access, allowing data manipulation, code execution, or complete control of the Pimcore instance.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to sensitive functionality, data exposure, or limited privilege escalation within the application.
If Mitigated
Minimal impact if proper access controls, network segmentation, and monitoring are implemented alongside the patch.
🎯 Exploit Status
Exploitation requires some level of access to the application; detailed exploit techniques are not publicly documented.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: 10.5.23
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/pimcore/pimcore/commit/c8f37b19c99cd82e4e558857d3e4d5476ea7228a
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Backup your Pimcore instance and database. 2. Update Pimcore to version 10.5.23 or later via Composer: 'composer update pimcore/pimcore'. 3. Clear cache: 'bin/console cache:clear'. 4. Restart your web server.
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Temporary Access Restriction
allRestrict access to Pimcore admin interface to trusted IP addresses only.
# Example for Apache: SetEnvIf Remote_Addr "^192\.168\.1\." allowed_ip
Order deny,allow
Deny from all
Allow from env=allowed_ip
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement strict network access controls to limit Pimcore access to authorized users only.
- Enable detailed logging and monitoring for suspicious privilege escalation attempts.
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check your Pimcore version in the admin dashboard or via command: 'composer show pimcore/pimcore | grep version'.Check Version:
composer show pimcore/pimcore | grep versionVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm version is 10.5.23 or later using the same command and test privileged actions that were previously unsafe.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual privilege escalation attempts in application logs
- Access to administrative functions from non-admin accounts
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected requests to privileged endpoints from unauthorized sources
SIEM Query:
source="pimcore.log" AND (privilege_escalation OR admin_access)