What is CVE-2023-42308?

CVE-2023-42308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Code-Projects Exam Form Submission, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-03-12.

How severe is CVE-2023-42308?

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

Is CVE-2023-42308 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Code-Projects Exam Form Submission

CVE-2023-42308

Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Manage Fastrack Subjects in Code-Projects Exam Form Submission 1.0 allows attackers to run arbitrary code via the "Subject Name" and "Subject Code" Section.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published 2024-03-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (25.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 25th percentile — 25.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Code-Projects Exam Form Submission — versions 1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

github.com/ASR511-OO7/CVE-2023-42308/blob/main/CVE-7 (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42308?: CVE-2023-42308 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Code-Projects Exam Form Submission, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2024-03-12.
How severe is CVE-2023-42308?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-42308 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.