CVE-2023-31286: User account enumeration in Serenity

April 27, 2023 (updated January 31, 2025)

An issue was discovered in Serenity Serene (and StartSharp) before 6.7.0. When a password reset request occurs, the server response leaks the existence of users. If one tries to reset a password of a non-existent user, an error message indicates that this user does not exist.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-w7jm-9x4m-8qc3
github.com/serenity-is/Serenity
github.com/serenity-is/Serenity/commit/11b9d267f840513d04b4f4d4876de7823a6e48d2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31286
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/14

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