CVE-2023-40362

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

0.66% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 51.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

4.3 (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: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

2024-01-12 00:00Z2 YR AGO

Last updated

2025-06-20 16:37Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2023-08-14

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Medium (CVSS 4.3)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-862Missing AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

dfb31ec0460c269611c2d96997eabfbb5a28f0cd29ea0864a643db603d53dc8b

• www.classaction.orghttps://www.classaction.org/news/centralsquare-hit-with-class-action-over-2017-2018-click2gov-data-breach
• github.comhttps://github.com/ally-petitt/CVE-2023-40362