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CVE-2023-4177

Status: ModifiedMedium (5.7)—

A vulnerability was found in EmpowerID up to 7.205.0.0. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Multi-Factor Authentication Code Handler. The manipulation leads to information disclosure. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 7.205.0.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-236213 was assigned to this vulnerability.

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Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Empowerid — Empowerid

CWEs

References

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