CVE-2023-36809

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

0.69% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 50.3% 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: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

2023-07-05 21:02Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-10-24 18:16Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-06-27

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
• CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase

Data version

5.1

Document digest

b47ca7a89d27464f8c34fc576bf4f6b6d6f5803fd5209d3374ab2893fda054ac

• github.comhttps://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-jpgw-2r9m-8qfwx_refsource_CONFIRM
• huntr.devhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/511489dd-ba38-4806-9029-b28ab2830aa8/x_refsource_MISC
• huntr.devhttps://huntr.dev/bounties/c6eeb346-fa99-4d41-bc40-b68f8d689223/x_refsource_MISC
• kiwitcms.orghttps://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/07/04/kiwi-tcms-125/x_refsource_MISC
• www.github.comhttps://www.github.com/kiwitcms/kiwi/commit/195ea53eaaf360c19227c864cc0fe58910032c3cx_refsource_MISC
• www.github.comhttps://www.github.com/kiwitcms/kiwi/commit/ffb00450be52fe11a82a2507632c2328cae4ec9dx_refsource_MISC