What is CVE-2023-42328?

CVE-2023-42328 is a high-severity vulnerability in Peppermint, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2023-42328?

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

Vulnerability in Peppermint

CVE-2023-42328

An issue in PeppermintLabs Peppermint v.0.2.4 and before allows a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information and execute arbitrary code via the hardcoded session cookie.

Published 2023-09-18 · 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: 0.015 (72.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 72.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.015 · change: +0.003

Affected products

Peppermint

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

peppermint.sh/ (Product)
blockomat2100.github.io/posts/2023-09-04-damn-vulnerable-ticket-system/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/Peppermint-Lab/peppermint/blob/446a20b870bc68157eaafcb7275c289d76bfb… (Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42328?: CVE-2023-42328 is a high-severity vulnerability in Peppermint, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2023-42328?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.