CVE-2023-36220

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

3.39% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 87.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2023-08-07 00:00Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-11 13:56Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-06-21

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

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

Data version

5.1

Document digest

661a3bb8a78e3f4bd10ebb8a3cf02607087490fb21d672ac5ed6dbebb5ed97bf

• textpattern.comhttps://textpattern.com/
• textpattern.comhttps://textpattern.com/file_download/118/textpattern-4.8.8.zip
• release-demo.textpattern.cohttps://release-demo.textpattern.co/
• packetstormsecurity.comhttps://packetstormsecurity.com/files/172967/Textpattern-CMS-4.8.8-Command-Injection.html