Path Traversal in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2023-23838

Directory traversal and file enumeration vulnerability which allowed users to enumerate to different folders of the server.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (68.7th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 68.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-23838: held from 0.013 to 0.013.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-23838?
CVE-2023-23838 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-04-25.
How severe is CVE-2023-23838?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.