What is CVE-2023-33731?

CVE-2023-33731 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-06-02.

How severe is CVE-2023-33731?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-33731 known to be exploited?

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

XSS in Escanav Escan Management Console

CVE-2023-33731

Reflected Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in the view dashboard detail feature in Microworld Technologies eScan management console 14.0.1400.2281 allows remote attacker to inject arbitrary code via the URL directly.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2023-06-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.008 (55.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Escanav Escan Management Console — versions 14.0.1400.2281

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

owasp.org/www-community/attacks/xss/ (Not Applicable)
github.com/sahiloj/CVE-2023-33731/blob/main/CVE-2023-33731.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-33731?: CVE-2023-33731 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Escanav Escan Management Console, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-06-02.
How severe is CVE-2023-33731?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-33731 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.