CVE-2023-35840

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

1.94% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 78.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.5 (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:H/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

2023-06-19 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-12-11 20:06Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-06-19

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

37d1d5f90e18037bc2dd1d914f792c47e69b527330028c61f3e023f6e074a0f9

• github.comhttps://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/security/advisories/GHSA-wm5g-p99q-66g4
• github.comhttps://github.com/Studio-42/elFinder/commit/bb9aaa7b096a1b83f2f85657c43f12131ece2891
• github.comhttps://github.com/sectroyer/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2023-35840
• github.comhttps://github.com/afine-com/CVE-2023-35840