CVE-2023-33255

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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited 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

0.92% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 57.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2023-05-26 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-01-15 20:33Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-05-21

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

73d914b5b1e05b47ec3d23e5125492e235bbbe715c83c8fb51fd955abbe5e50d

• schutzwerk.comhttps://schutzwerk.com
• www.schutzwerk.comhttps://www.schutzwerk.com/advisories/SCHUTZWERK-SA-2022-001.txt
• seclists.org20230530 SCHUTZWERK-SA-2022-001: Cross-Site-Scripting in Papaya Medical Viewerhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2023/May/21mailing-list
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172644/Papaya-Medical-Viewer-1.0-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
• www.schutzwerk.comhttps://www.schutzwerk.com/blog/schutzwerk-sa-2022-001/