What is CVE-2023-28347?

CVE-2023-28347 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Faronics Insight, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-28347?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.

XSS in Faronics Insight

CVE-2023-28347

An issue was discovered in Faronics Insight 10.0.19045 on Windows. It is possible for an attacker to create a proof-of-concept script that functions similarly to a Student Console, providing unauthenticated attackers with the ability to exploit XSS vulnerabilities within the Teacher Console application and achieve remote code execution as NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM on all connected Student Consoles and the Teacher Console in a Zero Click manner.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.028 (84.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.6 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Faronics Insight — versions 10.0.19045
Microsoft Windows
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-28347?: CVE-2023-28347 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Faronics Insight, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 9.6/10. Published 2023-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-28347?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.6 out of 10.