What is CVE-2023-33730?

CVE-2023-33730 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan_management_console, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-33730?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-33730 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Escanav Escan_management_console

CVE-2023-33730

Privilege Escalation in the "GetUserCurrentPwd" function in Microworld Technologies eScan Management Console 14.0.1400.2281 allows any remote attacker to retrieve password of any admin or normal user in plain text format.

EPSS: 0.012 (63.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Escanav Escan_management_console — versions 14.0.1400.2281
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33730?: CVE-2023-33730 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan_management_console, classified under Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-05-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-33730?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-33730 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.