What is CVE-2023-42428?

CVE-2023-42428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cubecart, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-17.

How severe is CVE-2023-42428?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Cubecart

CVE-2023-42428

Directory traversal vulnerability in CubeCart prior to 6.5.3 allows a remote authenticated attacker with an administrative privilege to delete directories and files in the system.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-11-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.013 (69.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cubecart
Cubecart Limited — versions prior to 6.5.3

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

forums.cubecart.com/topic/58736-cubecart-653-released-security-update/ (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN22220399/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42428?: CVE-2023-42428 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Cubecart, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-11-17.
How severe is CVE-2023-42428?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.