CVE-2023-40030

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• 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

0.89% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 59.1% 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

2023-08-24 22:56Z3 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-30 19:09Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-08-08

Assigning CNA

GitHub_M

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

ee8a52656ae6ae0b73608eb96e6f6131d946097077e4bffd79e6801f4979c8e8

• github.comhttps://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/security/advisories/GHSA-wrrj-h57r-vx9px_refsource_CONFIRM
• github.comhttps://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/pull/12291x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/9835622853f08be9a4b58ebe29dcec8f43b64b33x_refsource_MISC
• github.comhttps://github.com/rust-lang/cargo/commit/f975722a0eac934c0722f111f107c4ea2f5c4365x_refsource_MISC