What is CVE-2023-43187?

CVE-2023-43187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nodebb, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2023-43187?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-43187 known to be exploited?

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

XPath Injection in Nodebb

CVE-2023-43187

A remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in the xmlrpc.php endpoint of NodeBB Inc NodeBB forum software prior to v1.18.6 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted XML-RPC requests.

EPSS: 0.454 (98.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Nodebb
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-91 — XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

jagat-singh-chaudhary/SUBDOMAIN-JAGAT

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-43187?: CVE-2023-43187 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Nodebb, classified under XML Injection (Blind XPath Injection). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2023-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2023-43187?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-43187 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.