What is CVE-2023-42227?

CVE-2023-42227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-42227?

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

Path Traversal in Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced

CVE-2023-42227

Pat Infinite Solutions HelpdeskAdvanced <= 11.0.33 is vulnerable to Directory Traversal via the WSCView/Save function.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2025-01-13 · 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: 0.008 (53.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.3% 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

Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

gitlab.com/daniele_m/cve-list/-/blob/main/README.md (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42227?: CVE-2023-42227 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-42227?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.