XSS in Easy Address Book Web Server Project
CVE-2023-4492
Vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version, affecting the parameters (firstname, homephone, lastname, middlename, workaddress, workcity, workcountry, workphone, workstate and workzip) of the /addrbook.ghp file, allowing an attacker to inject a JavaScript payload specially designed to run when the application is loaded
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.004 (34.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Easy Address Book Web Server Project — versions 1.6
- Efs Software Easy Address Book Web Server — versions 1.6
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.incibe.es/en/incibe-cert/notices/aviso/multiple-vulnerabilities-efs-softwar… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-4492?
- CVE-2023-4492 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server Project, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-10-04.
- How severe is CVE-2023-4492?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-4492 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.