CVE-2023-39655 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

A host header injection vulnerability exists in the NPM package @perfood/couch-auth versions <= 0.20.0. By sending a specially crafted host header in the forgot password request, it is possible to send password reset links to users which, once clicked, lead to an attacker-controlled server and thus leak the password reset token. This may allow an attacker to reset other users' passwords and take over their accounts.

Published: 2024-01-03

Score: 9.6 Critical

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:perfood:couchauth:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Github GHSA	GHSA-fqh6-6h6c-366m	CouchAuth host header injection vulnerability leaks the password reset token

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00104.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/dub-flow/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2023-39655
https://www.npmjs.com/package/%40perfood/couch-auth

History

Wed, 18 Jun 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Perfood Couchauth

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2025-06-18T15:24:04.602Z

Reserved: 2023-08-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-39655

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T18:18:09.602Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-01-03T13:15:08.467

Modified: 2025-06-18T16:15:21.380

Link: CVE-2023-39655

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-74

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