{"id":25489,"date":"2025-04-17T03:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T03:23:01","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T20:58:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-27T02:58:33","slug":"cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50930-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-in-savignano-s-notify-leading-to-configuration-tampering-and-potential-data-leakage\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2023-50930: Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in savignano S\/Notify Leading to Configuration Tampering and Potential Data Leakage<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this blog post, we will be delving into the technical details of the security vulnerability CVE-2023-50930. The vulnerability has been identified in savignano S\/Notify versions before 4.0.2 for Jira. This vulnerability can have serious implications for organizations using the affected versions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0576-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29364\">potentially leading to system<\/a> compromise or data leakage, and therefore it is crucial to understand its intricacies.<br \/>\nS\/Notify is a widely used add-on for Jira, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0056-microsoft-sql-data-provider-security-feature-bypass-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30214\">providing enhanced email notification features<\/a>. As such, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-0577-critical-vulnerability-in-totolink-lr1200gb-router-allows-potential-remote-exploitation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"29421\">vulnerability has a broad potential<\/a> impact, affecting a large number of Jira installations. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52307-high-severity-stack-overflow-vulnerability-in-paddlepaddle-prior-to-version-2-6-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33971\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a> is underscored by its high CVSS score of 8.3, indicating a significant risk that requires immediate attention and mitigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2023-50930<br \/>\nSeverity: High (8.3)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-52200-cross-site-request-forgery-csrf-leading-to-php-object-injection-in-armember-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"35367\">Cross-Site Request Forgery<\/a>)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low (Attacker requires victim to be logged in as an administrator)<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required (Administrator needs to click a malicious link)<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50350-broken-cryptographic-algorithm-leads-to-potential-data-leakage-in-hcl-dryice-myxalytics\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33660\">data leakage<\/a> due to changes in email notification encryption settings<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-130359603\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50931-csrf-vulnerability-in-savignano-s-notify-allows-configuration-tampering\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31963\">savignano S\/Notify<\/a> for Jira | Before 4.0.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/fortinet-s-fortigate-vulnerability-ssl-vpn-symlink-exploit-puts-user-access-at-risk-post-patching\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"30215\">vulnerability resides in the way S\/Notify handles user<\/a> requests. It fails to properly validate requests, allowing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39601-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-wpfactory-custom-css-js-php\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"36038\">Cross-Site Request Forgery<\/a> (CSRF) attack. If an administrator clicks a maliciously crafted link while logged into Jira, the attacker can force the administrator&#8217;s browser to send a forged <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-5739-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-totolink-x15-http-post-request-handler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61181\">HTTP request<\/a> to the Jira server. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47462-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-ohidul-islam-challan-leading-to-privilege-escalation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"43646\">request can lead<\/a> to changes in the S\/Notify configuration settings. In this case, the vulnerability could be exploited to disable the encryption of email notifications, potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-55354-protection-mechanism-failure-in-lucee-leading-to-unauthorized-code-execution-and-data-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"31039\">leading to data<\/a> leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3639544415\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Here is a simplified example of how the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41661-unauthenticated-remote-command-execution-vulnerability-due-to-csrf-in-main-web-interface\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"61180\">CSRF attack could be executed<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">&lt;html&gt;\n&lt;body&gt;\n&lt;form action=&quot;http:\/\/jira.example.com\/plugins\/servlet\/snotify\/config&quot; method=&quot;POST&quot;&gt;\n&lt;input type=&quot;hidden&quot; name=&quot;emailEncryption&quot; value=&quot;false&quot; \/&gt;\n&lt;input type=&quot;submit&quot; value=&quot;Click me&quot; \/&gt;\n&lt;\/form&gt;\n&lt;\/body&gt;\n&lt;\/html&gt;<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker creates an HTML form that when submitted, sends a POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77219\">request to the S\/Notify configuration endpoint on the Jira server<\/a>. The `emailEncryption` parameter is set to false, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25235-server-side-request-forgery-in-omnissa-secure-email-gateway\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81827\">requesting the server to disable email<\/a> encryption.<br \/>\nPlease note, this is a simplified, conceptual example and actual attacks would likely involve more complex code and obfuscation techniques to avoid detection.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor&#8217;s patch. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-50932-csrf-attack-on-savignano-s-notify-for-confluence\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"33546\">Savignano has released version 4.0.2 of S\/Notify<\/a> for Jira, which addresses this issue.<br \/>\nAs a temporary measure, organizations can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31100-unrestricted-file-upload-leads-to-web-shell-deployment-in-mojoomla-school-management\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84694\">deploy a Web<\/a> Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to detect and block CSRF attacks. However, this should not be considered a long-term solution, and patching the software should be prioritized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In this blog post, we will be delving into the technical details of the security vulnerability CVE-2023-50930. The vulnerability has been identified in savignano S\/Notify versions before 4.0.2 for Jira. 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