What is CVE-2023-42228?

CVE-2023-42228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2023-42228?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced

CVE-2023-42228

Pat Infinite Solutions HelpdeskAdvanced <= 11.0.33 is vulnerable to Incorrect Access Control. Low privileged users can edit their own ACL rules by sending a request to the "AclList/SaveAclRules" administrative function.

Published 2025-01-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (36.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 36th percentile — 36.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-281 — Improper Preservation of Permissions

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42228?: CVE-2023-42228 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zucchetti Helpdeskadvanced, classified under Improper Preservation of Permissions. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-42228?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.