Arbitrary file upload in Seling Visual Access Manager

CVE-2023-42248

An issue was discovered in Selesta Visual Access Manager (VAM) prior to 4.42.2. An authenticated attacker can write arbitrary files by manipulating POST parameters of the page "common/vam_Sql.php".

Vulnerability class: Unrestricted File Upload

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.9th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 26.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-42248: held from 0.004 to 0.004.

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

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42248?
CVE-2023-42248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Seling Visual Access Manager, classified under Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-42248?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.