What is CVE-2023-38343?

CVE-2023-38343 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-21.

How severe is CVE-2023-38343?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

XXE in Ivanti Endpoint Manager

CVE-2023-38343

An XXE (XML external entity injection) vulnerability exists in the CSEP component of Ivanti Endpoint Manager before 2022 SU4. External entity references are enabled in the XML parser configuration. Exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to file disclosure or Server Side Request Forgery.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2023-09-21 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.007

Affected products

Ivanti Endpoint Manager — versions 2022

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

www.ivanti.com/releases (Release Notes)
gist.github.com/bhyahoo/4772330b20057a271f77e690bc70f928 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38343?: CVE-2023-38343 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ivanti Endpoint Manager, classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2023-09-21.
How severe is CVE-2023-38343?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.