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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-0944

Bhima version 1.27.0 allows an authenticated attacker with regular user permissions to update arbitrary user session data such as username, email and password. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to IDOR, it does not correctly validate user permissions with respect to certain actions that can be performed by the user.

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CVE-2023-0944
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3 Nov 2026, 17:50 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2023-0944

core-osv · Original source

Published 5 Apr 2023, 00:00 UTC

Bhima version 1.27.0 allows an authenticated attacker with regular user permissions to update arbitrary user session data such as username, email and password. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to IDOR, it does not correctly validate user permissions with respect to certain actions that can be performed by the user.

osv:CVE-2023-0944
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-0944",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
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    "summary": "Bhima version 1.27.0 allows an authenticated attacker with regular user permissions to update arbitrary user session data such as username, email and password. This is possible because the application is vulnerable to IDOR, it does not correctly validate user permissions with respect to certain actions that can be performed by the user.",
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N"
        }
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                    "source": "AFFECTED_FIELD",
                    "strategy": "StandaloneSingleVersion"
                  },
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:imaworldhealth:bhima:1.27.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
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              }
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          "versions": [
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          "database_specific": {
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:31.122353971Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/IMA-WorldHealth/bhima/",
        "https://fluidattacks.com/advisories/stewart/",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/0xxx/CVE-2023-0944.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-0944"
      ],
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      }
    },
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  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 498021,
  "published_at": "2023-04-05T00:00:00+00:00"
}