CVE-2023-40184

LOW

xrdp < 0.9.23 - Session Restriction Bypass via auth_start_session Error Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

xrdp is an open source remote desktop protocol (RDP) server. In versions prior to 0.9.23 improper handling of session establishment errors allows bypassing OS-level session restrictions. The `auth_start_session` function can return non-zero (1) value on, e.g., PAM error which may result in in session restrictions such as max concurrent sessions per user by PAM (ex ./etc/security/limits.conf) to be bypassed. Users (administrators) don't use restrictions by PAM are not affected. This issue has been addressed in release version 0.9.23. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Scores

CVSS v3 2.6
EPSS 0.0073
EPSS Percentile 49.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-755
Status published
Products (1)
neutrinolabs/xrdp < 0.9.23
Published Aug 30, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026