CVE-2023-47435
📋 TL;DR
A vulnerability in hexo-theme-matery's verifyPassword function allows attackers to bypass authentication and access password-protected pages without valid credentials. This affects all users running hexo-theme-matery v2.0.0 who have implemented password protection on their pages.
💻 Affected Systems
- hexo-theme-matery
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Attackers gain unauthorized access to sensitive content, potentially exposing private information, intellectual property, or confidential data stored on password-protected pages.
Likely Case
Unauthorized users access protected content that was intended to be restricted, compromising content confidentiality and potentially violating privacy expectations.
If Mitigated
With proper access controls and monitoring, impact is limited to unauthorized content viewing without escalation to system compromise.
🎯 Exploit Status
The vulnerability is publicly documented in GitHub issues with technical details that could facilitate exploitation.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: v2.0.1 or later
Vendor Advisory: https://github.com/blinkfox/hexo-theme-matery/issues/897
Restart Required: No
Instructions:
1. Update hexo-theme-matery to v2.0.1 or later via npm: npm update hexo-theme-matery
2. Verify the theme version in your package.json file
3. Regenerate and deploy your hexo site
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Disable Password Protection
allTemporarily remove password protection from all pages until patching is complete
Remove password configuration from page front-matter or theme configuration
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Implement web application firewall rules to block suspicious authentication bypass attempts
- Monitor access logs for unauthorized access to protected pages and implement alerting
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check package.json for hexo-theme-matery version 2.0.0 and verify if any pages have password protection enabledCheck Version:
npm list hexo-theme-materyVerify Fix Applied:
Confirm hexo-theme-matery version is 2.0.1 or later in package.json and test password protection functionality📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Multiple failed authentication attempts followed by successful access to protected pages
- Access to password-protected URLs without proper authentication logs
Network Indicators:
- HTTP requests to protected pages without authentication headers or with malformed authentication data
SIEM Query:
source="web_server_logs" AND (url CONTAINS "/protected/" OR url CONTAINS "/private/") AND NOT (auth_status="success" OR user_agent CONTAINS "bot")