What is CVE-2023-40618?

CVE-2023-40618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openknowledgemaps Head Start, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-09-20.

How severe is CVE-2023-40618?

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

XSS in Openknowledgemaps Head Start

CVE-2023-40618

A reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in OpenKnowledgeMaps Head Start versions 4, 5, 6, 7 as well as Visual Project Explorer 1.0, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in the web browser of a user, by including a malicious payload into the 'service' parameter in 'headstart_snapshot.php'.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.005 (41.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Openknowledgemaps Head_start — versions 4, 5, 6
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-40618?: CVE-2023-40618 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Openknowledgemaps Head Start, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-09-20.
How severe is CVE-2023-40618?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.