CVE-2023-38688

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    CVE-2023-38688

    Published: 4 Aug 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: twitch-tui's connection is not encrypted

    Details: twitch-tui provides Twitch chat in a terminal. Prior to version 2.4.1, the connection is not using TLS for communication. In the configuration of the irc connection, the software disables TLS, which makes all communication to Twitch IRC servers unencrypted. As a result, communication, including auth tokens, can be sniffed. Version 2.4.1 has a patch for this issue.

    References: https://github.com/Xithrius/twitch-tui/blob/340afc3c8c07a83289fe6ef614aa7563c8b70756/src/twitch/connection.rs#L23, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/38xxx/CVE-2023-38688.json, https://github.com/Xithrius/twitch-tui/security/advisories/GHSA-779w-xvpm-78jx, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-38688, https://github.com/Xithrius/twitch-tui/commit/74d13ddca35f8f0816f4933c229da1fd95c0350a

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -74d13ddca35f8f0816f4933c229da1fd95c0350a

    Affected versions

    v2.4.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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