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CVE-2023-33983 Details

Description

The Introduction Client in Briar through 1.5.3 does not implement out-of-band verification for the public keys of introducees. An introducer can launch man-in-the-middle attacks against later private communication between two introduced parties.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CNA: CISA-ADPCVSS-B:7.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_YuanmingSong.pdf CVEExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
https://ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/infk/inst-infsec/appliedcrypto/education/theses/report_YuanmingSong.pdf [email protected]ExploitTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-862Missing Authorization[email protected]
CWE-862Missing AuthorizationCISA-ADP

Affected Products

ProductVersions
briarproject briar
<= 1.5.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:briarproject:briar:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-33983
NVD Published Date:
May 24, 2023
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2023-33983 Details - Not Deferred