What is CVE-2023-41878?

CVE-2023-41878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metersphere, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-41878?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Metersphere

CVE-2023-41878

MeterSphere is a one-stop open source continuous testing platform, covering functions such as test tracking, interface testing, UI testing and performance testing. The Selenium VNC config used in Metersphere is using a weak password by default, attackers can login to vnc and obtain high permissions. This issue has been addressed in version 2.10.7 LTS. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Published 2023-09-27 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 45th percentile — 45.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Metersphere — versions < 2.10.7 LTS

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

github.com/metersphere/metersphere/security/advisories/GHSA-88vv-6rm4-59h9 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/metersphere/installer/commit/02dd31c0951a225eaad99eda560e3eb91ba3001d (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-41878?: CVE-2023-41878 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Metersphere, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-41878?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.