CVE-2026-13483: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in arc53 DocsGPT
A flaw has been found in arc53 DocsGPT up to 0.18.0. The affected element is the function encrypt_credentials of the file application/security/encryption.py of the component Credential Storage. This manipulation causes insufficient verification of data authenticity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-13483 identifies a vulnerability in arc53 DocsGPT up to version 0.18.0 affecting the encrypt_credentials function in the Credential Storage component. The issue is insufficient verification of data authenticity, which could allow an attacker to manipulate data remotely. The attack complexity is high, and exploitation is difficult. Although an exploit is publicly available, no official fix has yet been released; a pull request addressing the issue is awaiting acceptance.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate credential data due to insufficient authenticity verification. However, the low CVSS score (2.3) and high attack complexity indicate limited impact and exploitation difficulty. There are no indications of privilege escalation, denial of service, or data confidentiality breaches beyond the described manipulation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available. A pull request to fix the vulnerability is pending acceptance. Users should monitor the vendor's repository or advisory channels for the official fix and apply it once released. Until then, be aware of the potential risk but note the low severity and high complexity of exploitation.
CVE-2026-13483: Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity in arc53 DocsGPT
Description
A flaw has been found in arc53 DocsGPT up to 0.18.0. The affected element is the function encrypt_credentials of the file application/security/encryption.py of the component Credential Storage. This manipulation causes insufficient verification of data authenticity. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is described as difficult. The exploit has been published and may be used. The pull request to fix this issue awaits acceptance.
CVSS v4.0
Score 2.3low
Affected software
pkg:github/arc53/DocsGPTcpe:2.3:a:arc53:docsgpt:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Run on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-13483 identifies a vulnerability in arc53 DocsGPT up to version 0.18.0 affecting the encrypt_credentials function in the Credential Storage component. The issue is insufficient verification of data authenticity, which could allow an attacker to manipulate data remotely. The attack complexity is high, and exploitation is difficult. Although an exploit is publicly available, no official fix has yet been released; a pull request addressing the issue is awaiting acceptance.
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to manipulate credential data due to insufficient authenticity verification. However, the low CVSS score (2.3) and high attack complexity indicate limited impact and exploitation difficulty. There are no indications of privilege escalation, denial of service, or data confidentiality breaches beyond the described manipulation.
Mitigation Recommendations
No official patch or fix is currently available. A pull request to fix the vulnerability is pending acceptance. Users should monitor the vendor's repository or advisory channels for the official fix and apply it once released. Until then, be aware of the potential risk but note the low severity and high complexity of exploitation.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulDB
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-27T15:02:53.995Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a40c0eb27e9c797197219d3
Added to database: 06/28/2026, 06:36:27 UTC
Last enriched: 07/05/2026, 23:26:32 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 08:37:54 UTC
Views: 88
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