CVE-2023-43809

HIGH EPSS 54.8%
Published Oct 4, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
7.5 CVSS 3.1
High
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Published Oct 4, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

Soft Serve is a self-hostable Git server for the command line. Prior to version 0.6.2, a security vulnerability in Soft Serve could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass public key authentication when keyboard-interactive SSH authentication is active, through the `allow-keyless` setting, and the public key requires additional client-side verification for example using FIDO2 or GPG. This is due to insufficient validation procedures of the public key step during SSH request handshake, granting unauthorized access if the keyboard-interaction mode is utilized. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by presenting manipulated SSH requests using keyboard-interactive authentication mode. This could potentially result in unauthorized access to the Soft Serve. Users should upgrade to the latest Soft Serve version `v0.6.2` to receive the patch for this issue. To workaround this vulnerability without upgrading, users can temporarily disable Keyboard-Interactive SSH Authentication using the `allow-keyless` setting.

CVSS Details

Base Score
7.5
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
54.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-287 Improper Authentication Authentication

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
charmsoft_serve* <0.6.2

References 4

  • github.com https://github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve/commit/407c4ec72d1006cee1ff8c1775e5bcc091c2bc89
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve/issues/389
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • github.com https://github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve/releases/tag/v0.6.2
    Release Notes
  • github.com https://github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve/security/advisories/GHSA-mc97-99j4-vm2v
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/charmbracelet/soft-serve/commit/407c4ec72d1006cee1ff8c1775e5bcc091c2bc89
    Patch