CVE-2023-1542

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 54.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2023-03-21 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-02-26 18:34Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-03-21

Assigning CNA

@huntrdev

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses

• CWE-840

Data version

5.1

Document digest

2cf0d21a4d4b9ef041d52511c32130d761e520a24c6bd2bd5307ab6ac3027504

• huntr.devhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/d947417c-5a12-407a-9a2f-fa696f65126f
• github.comhttps://github.com/answerdev/answer/commit/4ca2429d190a6e614f5bbee1173c80a7cffcc568